Current time in Costa Rica
Central Standard Time
UTC−06:00Costa Rica has one time zone, Central Standard Time (CST, UTC−6), all year; it does not observe daylight saving time.
Time zone of Costa Rica
| Colour | Region | IANA zone | Offset now | Abbr. | Daylight saving | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | America/Costa_Rica | UTC−6 | CST | No DST | UTC−06:00 |
Does Costa Rica observe daylight saving time?
No. Costa Rica stays on UTC−6 all year, so its clocks never go forward or back.
No clock changes are scheduled.
Cities in Costa Rica
Your time difference
- Costa Rica: —
Same clock all year as …
Costa Rica shows the same time as Mexico, Canada (several regions), Ecuador (Galapagos Islands), Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Belize at every moment of the next 12 months.
Time difference from Costa Rica
| City | Costa Rica is |
|---|---|
| New York | 1 h to 2 h behind |
| Los Angeles | 1 h to 2 h ahead |
| London | 6 h to 7 h behind |
| Paris | 7 h to 8 h behind |
| Dubai | 10 h behind all year |
| Delhi | 11 h 30 min behind all year |
| Tokyo | 15 h behind all year |
| Sydney | 16 h to 17 h behind |