Costa Rica
Time now in San Nicolás
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 05:27Sunset 05:50Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Costa_Rica
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
25,948
Sunrise
05:27
Sunset
05:50
Day length
12h 23m
Coordinates
9.90, -83.94
Time difference from San Nicolás
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) San Nicolás right now.
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About the time in San Nicolás
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal San Nicolás 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.
Sunrise today lands at 05:27 and sunset at 05:50 local time, giving 12h 23m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (9.90, -83.94) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in San Nicolás.
Around 25,948 people live in San Nicolás, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in San Nicolás
- Does San Nicolás change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. San Nicolás keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
- What time is it in San Nicolás right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in San Nicolás, updating every second from America/Costa_Rica (UTC −6).
- How far ahead or behind UTC is San Nicolás?
- San Nicolás is UTC −6 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Which time zone is San Nicolás in?
- San Nicolás uses America/Costa_Rica, currently UTC −6.
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