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What time is it in Costa Rica?

Costa Rica is six hours behind GMT all year and never changes its clocks. How that lines up with home, and why the days end early.

Costa Rica is six hours behind GMT all year and never changes its clocks.

So from early November to mid-March, it is the same time as US Central time. From mid-March to early November, while the US is on daylight saving, it matches US Mountain time, the same as Denver.

Every time on your itinerary, from pick-ups to tours, is local Costa Rica time. And plan for early evenings: being this close to the equator, it gets dark around 6:00 pm all year, which is one reason many tours start early in the morning.