Current Local Time in San Jose, Costa Rica

6:25:32 pm CST

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Country:	Costa Rica
Lat/Long:	9°56'N / 84°05'W
Elevation:	1161 m
Currency:	Costa Rican Colon (CRC)
Languages:	Spanish
Country Code:	+506

°C

Weather

22 °C

Passing clouds.
28 / 15 °C

Fri 19.		28 / 15 °C
Sat 20.		28 / 18 °C

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Time Zone

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

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2025

Difference

1 hour behind
Toronto

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Sunrise

5:46 am
↑ 114° Southeast

Sunset

5:19 pm
↑ 246° West

Day length

11 hours, 33 minutes
-2s shorter

Moon 1.2%

Rise – 4:32 am
Set – 4:14 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 11:33 am
Altitude: 56.7°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:31 am – 4:57 am
6:08 pm – 6:34 pm

Nautical
Twilight

4:57 am – 5:23 am
5:42 pm – 6:08 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:23 am – 5:46 am
5:19 pm – 5:42 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
December 11, 2025
2:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

New Moon
December 19, 2025
7:43 pm

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Airports

Juan Santamaría International Airport, SJO
About 15 km WNW of San Jose
Tobías Bolaños International Airport, SYQ
About 7 km WNW of San Jose
Quepos Managua Airport, XQP
About 54 km S of San Jose
Limón International Airport, LIO
About 116 km E of San Jose

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San Jose

Costa Rica

6:25 32 pm

Thursday, December 18, 2025