Current Local Time in Alajuela, Costa Rica

10:38:22 pm CST

Friday, May 8, 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

Holiday Note: May 8, Presidential Change Day. Businesses may be closed. See more

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Weather

73 °F

Passing clouds.
89 / 67 °F

Sun 10.		87 / 68 °F
Mon 11.		86 / 67 °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

5:17 am
↑ 72° East

Sunset

5:49 pm
↑ 288° West

Day length

12 hours, 32 minutes
+26s longer

Moon 57.0%

Set – 10:45 am
Rise – 11:40 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 11:33 am
Altitude: 82.8°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:03 am – 4:29 am
6:37 pm – 7:03 pm

Nautical
Twilight

4:29 am – 4:55 am
6:11 pm – 6:37 pm

Civil
Twilight

4:55 am – 5:17 am
5:49 pm – 6:11 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Full Moon
May 1, 2026
11:23 am

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
May 9, 2026
3:10 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

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10:38 22 pm

Friday, May 8, 2026