What is the time zone of Costa Rica?
Costa Rica is in the Central Time zone. All places including the capital San José have the same time, there are no exceptions. The country is not observing daylight savings so the clock remains unchanged during the year.
- Central Standard Time (CST):– 6:00 UTC (behind)
Time of neighboring islands and countries
Costa Rica Daylight Savings Time (DST)
There is no daylight savings time.
Other countries in Central America
You can check out information and maps of other Central American countries by clicking below links.
Pacific Time | Mountain Time | Central Time | Eastern Time | Atlantic Time |
Mexico * | Mexico * | Mexico * | Panama | |
Belize | ||||
Costa Rica | ||||
El Salvador | ||||
Guatemala | ||||
Honduras | ||||
Nicaragua | ||||
* = multiple time zones |