Local time in Costa RicaCosta Rica Date And Time Formatting
| Name | Pattern | Local Example |
|---|---|---|
| Culture: | es-CR, en-US | |
| Full Date: | EEEE, d 'de' MMMM 'de' y | martes, 20 de enero de 2026 |
| Long Date: | d 'de' MMMM 'de' y | 20 de enero de 2026 |
| Medium Date: | d MMM y | 20 ene. 2026 |
| Short Date: | d/M/yy | 20/1/26 |
| Full Time: | HH:mm:ss zzzz | 17:16:40 hora estándar central |
| Long Time: | HH:mm:ss z | 17:16:40 GMT-6 |
| Medium Time: | HH:mm:ss | 17:16:40 |
| Short Time: | HH:mm | 17:16 |
| Time Format: | 24 Hours Format | 17:16 |
Note: If you want to write the full Date Time for Costa Rica, you can use both (Full Date + Full Time) together to be EEEE, d 'de' MMMM 'de' y 'a' 'las' HH:mm:ss zzzz,
so the full DateTime will be like
martes, 20 de enero de 2026 a las 17:16:40 hora estándar central
martes, 20 de enero de 2026 a las 17:16:40 hora estándar central
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Local Time in the Cities of Costa Rica
In Costa Rica, all cities are based on America/Costa_Rica Time Zone with an offset of UTC-6. For more information on Time Zone, please visit the Time Zone Map.
| City | Local Time |
|---|---|
| Alajuela | Tue05:16 PM |
| Bribri | Tue05:16 PM |
| Buenos Aires | Tue05:16 PM |
| Cartago | Tue05:16 PM |
| Ciudad Cortés | Tue05:16 PM |
| Colón | Tue05:16 PM |
| El Roble | Tue05:16 PM |
| Guápiles | Tue05:16 PM |
| Heredia | Tue05:16 PM |
| Limón | Tue05:16 PM |
| Puntarenas | Tue05:16 PM |
| San José | Tue05:16 PM |
| San Juan | Tue05:16 PM |
| San Pablo | Tue05:16 PM |
| Santa Ana | Tue05:16 PM |
| Santiago | Tue05:16 PM |
| Zarcero | Tue05:16 PM |