Alajuela in numbers
- Coordinates
- 10.0333, -84.1833
- Population
- 47 494
- Region
- Alajuela Province
- Country
- Costa Rica, North America
- Capital
- San José — 17 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Alajuela, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
Current local time for Alajuela, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica is listed here, in the America/Costa_Rica time zone (−6).
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Monday, 9 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Costa_Rica
Local time in Alajuela
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Alajuela.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:31 AM Solar noon 11:22 AM Sunset 5:13 PM Daylight 11 h 42 min Night 12 h 18 min Civil twilight 5:09 AM – 5:35 PM
Weather in Alajuela right now
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Alajuela and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 20101
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Alajuela Province
- San Jose 335 007
- San Vicente 34 447
- San José 31 430
- San Miguel 28 827
- Quesada 27 310
- San Rafael 25 410
Other places named Alajuela
- Alajuela Veracruz, Mexico
Nearby places
- Playa — 21.6 km
- Palmichal — 21.9 km
- Fila — 22.3 km
- Salto — 22.4 km
- Charcalillo — 22.5 km
- Bolivar — 22.7 km
About the time in Alajuela
Look for sunrise at 5:31 AM and sunset at 5:13 PM in Alajuela today. The day carries 11 h 42 min of light.
The time in Alajuela is also the time in nearby Playa and Palmichal.
1 postal code is listed for Alajuela.
Hours in Alajuela are kept by America/Costa_Rica, standing at UTC−6. Daylight saving observed: No.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Alajuela identified?
- The time zone for Alajuela is identified as America/Costa_Rica, with an offset of −6.
- Does Alajuela observe a seasonal time shift?
- Daylight saving in Alajuela: No.
- How late in the morning does the sun rise in Alajuela?
- It rises at 5:31 AM.