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
The clock for Alajuela, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica is kept here in the America/Costa_Rica time zone (−6).
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Friday, 4 September 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 05:29 Solar noon 11:37 Sunset 17:46 Daylight 12 h 17 min Night 11 h 43 min Civil twilight 05:07 – 18:07
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
Deliveries to Alajuela are sorted by 1 postal code.
Hours in Alajuela are kept by America/Costa_Rica, standing at UTC−6. Daylight saving observed: No.
Today at Alajuela, the sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 17:46. That gives 12 h 17 min of daylight.
Neighbours of Alajuela such as San Pedro and San Juan share its clock.
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 05:29.