Costa Rica
Time now in Santa María
Monday, 24 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
4,621
Sunrise
05:27
Sunset
05:49
Day length
12h 22m
Coordinates
9.59, -83.97
Time difference from Santa María
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About the time in Santa María
The zone identifier America/Costa_Rica is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Costa_Rica keeps pointing at Costa Rica time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
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 (9.59, -83.97) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Santa María.
Santa María sits at latitude 9.59, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 22m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Santa María
- What are normal business hours in Santa María in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Santa María runs from 15:00–23:00 UTC today.
- Does Santa María change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Santa María keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
- What time is it in Santa María right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Santa María, updating every second from America/Costa_Rica (UTC −6).
- Which time zone is Santa María in?
- Santa María uses America/Costa_Rica, currently UTC −6.
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