Costa Rica
Time now in San Rafael Arriba
Thursday, 27 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
15,262
Sunrise
05:27
Sunset
05:49
Day length
12h 22m
Coordinates
9.88, -84.07
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About the time in San Rafael Arriba
Sunrise today lands at 05:27 and sunset at 05:49 local time, giving 12h 22m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (9.88, -84.07) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in San Rafael Arriba.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal San Rafael Arriba 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.
Clocks in San Rafael Arriba stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC −6 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Costa Rica.
Frequently asked questions about time in San Rafael Arriba
- How far ahead or behind UTC is San Rafael Arriba?
- San Rafael Arriba is UTC −6 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in San Rafael Arriba right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in San Rafael Arriba, updating every second from America/Costa_Rica (UTC −6).
- 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.
- Which time zone is San Rafael Arriba in?
- San Rafael Arriba uses America/Costa_Rica, currently UTC −6.
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