Country time guide
Time in Costa Rica
Current local times in Costa Rica, with 1 IANA time-zone identifier, UTC offsets, DST status, upcoming clock changes and major cities.
How many time zones does Costa Rica have?
Costa Rica has one IANA time-zone identifier in the territory data used here. Costa Rica currently resolves to one local clock offset, UTC−6. None of these zones has a clock transition in 2026.
Current times across Costa Rica
One named zone is listed for Costa Rica, so the country has one represented local time.
Time zones, UTC offsets and DST
| IANA identifier | Current offset | DST status | Next change | Directory cities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| America/Costa_Rica | UTC−6 | No clock change in 2026 | No upcoming change in the next two calendar years | San José |
Major cities by time zone
America/Costa_Rica
Country-specific time-zone notes
- The territory mapping contains a single named IANA zone.
- All current offsets are whole-hour offsets.
- No listed zone changes its clock during 2026.
IANA identifiers and territory associations come from the bundled IANA zone.tab data. Current offsets and transitions are calculated from the time-zone rules available to this build and refreshed in your browser. Directory cities are representative locations, not legal boundary definitions. See the methodology and data sources.