Costa Rica
Time now in Santa Cruz
Sunrise 05:33Sunset 05:58Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Costa_Rica
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
55,104
Sunrise
05:33
Sunset
05:58
Day length
12h 25m
Coordinates
10.24, -85.67
Time difference from Santa Cruz
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Santa Cruz right now.
Santa Cruz on the map
About the time in Santa Cruz
Sunrise today lands at 05:33 and sunset at 05:58 local time, giving 12h 25m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (10.24, -85.67) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Santa Cruz.
Around 55,104 people live in Santa Cruz, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Clocks in Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz
- 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 Santa Cruz change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Santa Cruz keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Santa Cruz?
- Santa Cruz is UTC −6 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Santa Cruz right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Santa Cruz, updating every second from America/Costa_Rica (UTC −6).
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