Central Time
Central Standard Time (CST)
IANA: America/Costa_Rica · UTC−6
Costa Rica does not use daylight saving time. The offset stays UTC−6 all year.
Sunrise 05:24 · Sunset 17:27
Daylight 12h 03m · Solar noon 11:25
| City | Local time | Difference from Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| New York | Thu | 2 hours ahead |
| Los Angeles | Thu | 1 hour behind |
| London | Thu | 7 hours ahead |
| Paris | Thu | 8 hours ahead |
| Dubai | Thu | 10 hours ahead |
| Mumbai | Fri | 11.5 hours ahead |
| Singapore | Fri | 14 hours ahead |
| Tokyo | Fri | 15 hours ahead |
| Sydney | Fri | 16 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg | Thu | 8 hours ahead |
| São Paulo | Thu | 3 hours ahead |
| Chicago | Thu | 1 hour ahead |
Clocks in Costa Rica run on Central Time (CST, UTC−6); software knows the zone as America/Costa_Rica.
No. Costa Rica keeps UTC−6 all year, so its time difference with places that do change their clocks shifts by an hour twice a year.
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