Costa Rica

Regions

Alajuela
Cartago
Guanacaste
Heredia
Limón
Puntarenas
San José

Country information

Country: Costa Rica
Population: 4,516,220 inhabitants  (Last modified: 5/03/2013 )
Area 51,100 km²
Capital: San José
Currency: Colon (CRC)
Phone code: +506
Languages: es-CR,en
Domain name: .cr
Postcode form: ####
Postcode regex: ^(\d{4})$
ISO3: CRI
Neighbors: Nicaragua, Panama
Fips: CS

Current local time in Costa Rica

Current Date:
Friday 26 April 2024
Current Time:
  • 23
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  • 12
Time Zone: America/Costa_Rica
GMT/UTC: -6  hours
DST: No time changes this year!


*GMT/UTC - Standard Time Zone
*DST - Daylight Saving Time

Upcoming public holidays

Date Weekday Public holiday name Public holiday type
May 1 Wednesday Labor Day / May Day Public Holiday
June 16 Sunday Father´s Day Observance
June 20 Thursday June Solstice Season
July 25 Thursday Annexation of Guanacaste National holiday
Show full list of public holidays

Tide times and tide charts

Geographic information

Latitude in decimal degrees: 10
Longitude in decimal degrees: -84
Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds: 10° North
Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds: 84° West
Height above sea level: 1415 m,   4642.39 ft,   55708.69 in
Geographical feature: A (Administrative region type feature)
Feature designation code: A.PCLI (independent political entity)