Current Local Time in Alajuela, Costa Rica

4:24:36 am CST

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Country:	Costa Rica
Lat/Long:	10°01'N / 84°13'W
Elevation:	955 m
Currency:	Costa Rican Colon (CRC)
Languages:	Spanish
Country Code:	+506

°F

Weather

68 °F

Passing clouds.
89 / 64 °F

Wed 25.		87 / 66 °F
Thu 26.		89 / 66 °F

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Time Zone

CST (Central Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -6 hours

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2026

Difference

2 hours behind
Columbus

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Sunrise

5:38 am
↑ 88° East

Sunset

5:47 pm
↑ 272° West

Day length

12 hours, 9 minutes
+33s longer

Moon 34.6%

Rise – 10:18 am
Set – 11:33 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 11:43 am
Altitude: 81.6°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:28 am – 4:53 am
6:32 pm – 6:57 pm

Nautical
Twilight

4:53 am – 5:17 am
6:08 pm – 6:32 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:17 am – 5:38 am
5:47 pm – 6:08 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
March 18, 2026
7:23 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
March 25, 2026
1:17 pm

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Airports

Juan Santamaría International Airport, SJO
About 2 mi SSE of Alajuela
Tobías Bolaños International Airport, SYQ
About 7 mi SE of Alajuela

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Alajuela

Costa Rica

4:24 36 am

Tuesday, March 24, 2026