Costa Rica
Time now in Palmira
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Sunrise 05:33Sunset 05:56Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Costa_Rica
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
5,416
Sunrise
05:33
Sunset
05:56
Day length
12h 23m
Coordinates
10.55, -85.59
Time difference from Palmira
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Palmira right now.
Palmira on the map
About the time in Palmira
Sunrise today lands at 05:33 and sunset at 05:56 local time, giving 12h 23m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (10.55, -85.59) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Palmira.
Around 5,416 people live in Palmira, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Palmira runs on America/Costa_Rica, which puts the city UTC −6 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Frequently asked questions about time in Palmira
- Which time zone is Palmira in?
- Palmira uses America/Costa_Rica, currently UTC −6.
- When do the sun rise and set in Palmira today?
- Sunrise is at 05:33 and sunset at 05:56, giving 12h 23m of daylight.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Palmira?
- Palmira is UTC −6 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Palmira right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Palmira, updating every second from America/Costa_Rica (UTC −6).
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