Current Local Time in Alajuela, Costa Rica

7:25:55 pm CST

Wednesday, February 18, 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

72 °F

Passing clouds.
87 / 66 °F

Thu 19.		87 / 66 °F
Fri 20.		85 / 67 °F

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Time Zone

CST (Central Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -6 hours

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2026

Difference

1 hour behind
New York

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Sunrise

5:55 am
↑ 102° East

Sunset

5:46 pm
↑ 259° West

Day length

11 hours, 50 minutes
+30s longer

Moon 2.8%

Rise – 6:43 am
Set – 6:57 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 11:50 am
Altitude: 68.5°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:44 am – 5:09 am
6:32 pm – 6:56 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:09 am – 5:34 am
6:07 pm – 6:32 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:34 am – 5:55 am
5:46 pm – 6:07 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
February 17, 2026
6:01 am

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
February 24, 2026
6:27 am

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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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7:2555pm

Wednesday, February 18, 2026