- Type a city, a country or a zone such as “CET” or “Tokyo”.
Current local time in Alajuela, Costa Rica
America/Costa_Rica
Observatory log
Alajuela, observed
- 01Time zone
Central Standard Time
CST · UTC−6 · IANA
America/Costa_Rica- 02Daylight saving
Costa Rica does not observe daylight saving time.
Clocks stay on CST (UTC−6) all year. No change is scheduled in tzdata 2026e.
- 03Sun today
- Sunrise05:25Sunset17:19Day length11 h 54 minSolar noon11:22
MoonWaxing crescent, 32% lit
Golden hour05:12–05:54 · 16:51–17:32
- 04Working hours
Counted as 09:00–17:00 local; the weekend in Costa Rica is Saturday and Sunday.
- 05Best time to call
- 06Time zones in Costa Rica
Costa Rica uses a single time zone: America/Costa_Rica.
- 07Also on this clock
- 08Coordinates
10.02° N, 84.23° W
Differences
Alajuela and the world
| City | Local time | Difference from AlajuelaDiff. |
|---|---|---|
 London | +7 h | |
 New York | +2 h | |
| Los Angeles | −1 h | |
| Chicago | +1 h | |
 São Paulo | +3 h | |
 Paris | +8 h | |
 Dubai | +10 h | |
 Mumbai | +11 h 30 min | |
 Singapore | +14 h | |
 Hong Kong | +14 h | |
 Tokyo | +15 h |
Questions
Asked about Alajuela
What time zone is Alajuela in?
Alajuela uses Central Standard Time (CST), UTC−6. Its IANA time-zone ID is America/Costa_Rica.
Does Costa Rica use daylight saving time?
No. Costa Rica does not observe daylight saving time: the clocks stay on Central Standard Time (UTC−6) all year.
When does the sun rise and set in Alajuela today?
Today in Alajuela the sun rises at 05:25 and sets at 17:19, giving 11 h 54 min of daylight.