Current Local Time in Alajuela, Costa Rica

9:39:22 am CST

Saturday, March 21, 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

73 °F

Passing clouds.
85 / 64 °F

Sun 22.		83 / 65 °F
Mon 23.		90 / 65 °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

About CST — Central Standard Time

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Sunrise

5:40 am
↑ 90° East

Sunset

5:47 pm
↑ 271° West

Day length

12 hours, 7 minutes
+33s longer

Moon 8.9%

Rise – 7:30 am
Set – 8:24 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 11:43 am
Altitude: 80.4°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:30 am – 4:55 am
6:32 pm – 6:57 pm

Nautical
Twilight

4:55 am – 5:19 am
6:08 pm – 6:32 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:19 am – 5:40 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

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Saturday, March 21, 2026