Costa Rica
Time now in San Carlos
Sunrise 05:28Sunset 05:53Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Costa_Rica
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
163,745
Sunrise
05:28
Sunset
05:53
Day length
12h 25m
Coordinates
10.59, -84.40
Time difference from San Carlos
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About the time in San Carlos
San Carlos 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 163,745 people live in San Carlos, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Sunrise today lands at 05:28 and sunset at 05:53 local time, giving 12h 25m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (10.59, -84.40) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in San Carlos.
Frequently asked questions about time in San Carlos
- 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 San Carlos right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in San Carlos, updating every second from America/Costa_Rica (UTC −6).
- What are normal business hours in San Carlos in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in San Carlos runs from 15:00–23:00 UTC today.
- Which time zone is San Carlos in?
- San Carlos uses America/Costa_Rica, currently UTC −6.
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