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Costa Rica does not change its clocks
No clock change
Costa Rica
- UTC offset now
- -6 hours
- Current local time
- 20:01
- Time zone name
- CST
- Compared with New York (Eastern Time)
- 2 hours behind
Costa Rica does not change its clocks in 2026. Its last recorded offset change was Sunday, March 15, 1992. Published rules can change if a government changes the law.
Clock changes in 2026
- Where this time zone is used
- Costa Rica
- Local calendar date
- Saturday, September 19, 2026
- Clock-change history
- Sunday, March 15, 1992 at 05:00 UTC
- Planning a call
- Compare Costa Rica with your own time zone using the converter below. The difference shown is for now; select the actual date in the converter for a future appointment.
- Recorded change: March 15, 1992
- Costa Rica moved from UTC-05:00 to UTC-06:00. The recorded change was at 05:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: January 18, 1992
- Costa Rica moved from UTC-06:00 to UTC-05:00. The recorded change was at 06:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: July 1, 1991
- Costa Rica moved from UTC-05:00 to UTC-06:00. The recorded change was at 05:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: January 19, 1991
- Costa Rica moved from UTC-06:00 to UTC-05:00. The recorded change was at 06:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: June 1, 1980
- Costa Rica moved from UTC-05:00 to UTC-06:00. The recorded change was at 05:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: February 24, 1980
- Costa Rica moved from UTC-06:00 to UTC-05:00. The recorded change was at 06:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Plan a call: January 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Costa Rica, it is 10:00 AM on January 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Costa Rica is 1 hours behind on this date.
- Plan a call: April 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Costa Rica, it is 11:00 AM on April 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Costa Rica is 2 hours behind on this date.
- Plan a call: July 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Costa Rica, it is 11:00 AM on July 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Costa Rica is 2 hours behind on this date.
- Plan a call: October 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Costa Rica, it is 11:00 AM on October 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Costa Rica is 2 hours behind on this date.