Panama
Time now in Río Arenal
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:05Sunset 06:26Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Panama
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
215
Sunrise
06:05
Sunset
06:26
Day length
12h 21m
Coordinates
8.79, -78.37
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About the time in Río Arenal
Sunrise today lands at 06:05 and sunset at 06:26 local time, giving 12h 21m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (8.79, -78.37) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Río Arenal.
Río Arenal runs on America/Panama, which puts the city UTC −5 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.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Río Arenal day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 14:00–22:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Frequently asked questions about time in Río Arenal
- Which time zone is Río Arenal in?
- Río Arenal uses America/Panama, currently UTC −5.
- What time is it in Río Arenal right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Río Arenal, updating every second from America/Panama (UTC −5).
- When do the sun rise and set in Río Arenal today?
- Sunrise is at 06:05 and sunset at 06:26, giving 12h 21m of daylight.
- Does Río Arenal change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Río Arenal keeps UTC −5 throughout the year.
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