Costa Rica
Time now in San Marcos
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Sunrise 05:27Sunset 05:49Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Costa_Rica
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
9,993
Sunrise
05:27
Sunset
05:49
Day length
12h 22m
Coordinates
9.67, -84.00
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About the time in San Marcos
San Marcos 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 9,993 people live in San Marcos, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal San Marcos day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 15:00–23:00 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 San Marcos
- 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.
- Does San Marcos change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. San Marcos keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
- When do the sun rise and set in San Marcos today?
- Sunrise is at 05:27 and sunset at 05:49, giving 12h 22m of daylight.
- What time is it in San Marcos right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in San Marcos, updating every second from America/Costa_Rica (UTC −6).
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