Costa Rica
Time now in Platanares
Sunrise 05:26Sunset 05:49Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Costa_Rica
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
7,203
Sunrise
05:26
Sunset
05:49
Day length
12h 23m
Coordinates
9.20, -83.64
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About the time in Platanares
Platanares 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.
Around 7,203 people live in Platanares, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Platanares sits at latitude 9.20, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 23m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Platanares
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Costa_Rica, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Platanares right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Platanares, updating every second from America/Costa_Rica (UTC −6).
- When do the sun rise and set in Platanares today?
- Sunrise is at 05:26 and sunset at 05:49, giving 12h 23m of daylight.
- Which time zone is Platanares in?
- Platanares uses America/Costa_Rica, currently UTC −6.
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