Costa Rica
Time now in Paraíso
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 05:26Sunset 05:49Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Costa_Rica
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
20,601
Sunrise
05:26
Sunset
05:49
Day length
12h 22m
Coordinates
9.84, -83.85
Time difference from Paraíso
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Paraíso right now.
Paraíso on the map
About the time in Paraíso
Clocks in Paraíso stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC −6 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Costa Rica.
Around 20,601 people live in Paraíso, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Paraíso 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 Paraíso
- What are normal business hours in Paraíso in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Paraíso runs from 15:00–23:00 UTC today.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Paraíso?
- Paraíso is UTC −6 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- When do the sun rise and set in Paraíso today?
- Sunrise is at 05:26 and sunset at 05:49, giving 12h 22m of daylight.
- What time is it in Paraíso right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Paraíso, updating every second from America/Costa_Rica (UTC −6).
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