Buena Vista in numbers
- Coordinates
- 10.2754, -84.4604
- Region
- Alajuela Province
- Country
- Costa Rica, North America
- Capital
- San José — 55 km away
- Same name
- 869 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Buena Vista, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
You can see the current local time of Buena Vista, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica on this page, in the America/Costa_Rica zone (−6).
Buena Vista, Costa Rica
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Costa_Rica
Local time in Buena Vista
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Buena Vista, Alajuela Province.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:30 AM Solar noon 11:23 AM Sunset 5:15 PM Daylight 11 h 45 min Night 12 h 15 min Civil twilight 5:08 AM – 5:37 PM
Weather in Buena Vista right now
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Buena Vista and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 21003 Buenavista — 2.0 km away
- 21106 Zapote — 3.7 km away
- 21102 Laguna — 7.1 km away
- 21001 Quesada — 7.7 km away
- 21103 Tapesco — 8.6 km away
- 21107 Brisas — 8.8 km away
- 21104 Guadalupe — 10.2 km away
- 21101 Zarcero — 13.0 km away
- 21002 Florencia — 13.5 km away
- 21105 Palmira — 14.2 km away
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
- Alajuela 47 494
- San Vicente 34 447
- San José 31 430
- San Miguel 28 827
- Quesada 27 310
Other places named Buena Vista
- Buena Vista Michigan, United States
- Buena Vista Virginia, United States
- Buena Vista Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia
- Buena Vista Colón, Panama
- Buena Vista Saskatchewan, Canada
Nearby places
- San Isidro — 21.4 km
- Montserrat — 22.1 km
- Guaria — 22.2 km
- Unión — 22.4 km
- Orozco — 22.6 km
- San Pedro — 22.7 km
Buena Vista: clock, sun and surroundings
Buena Vista keeps the America/Costa_Rica zone, which is UTC−6. Whether summer time is observed: No.
At Buena Vista the sun clears the horizon at 5:30 AM and sinks again at 5:15 PM. The gap between them is 11 h 45 min.
The clock does not change between Buena Vista, San Isidro and Montserrat.
Buena Vista takes in 10 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- Where does Buena Vista fall in terms of time zones?
- In terms of time zones, Buena Vista falls within America/Costa_Rica, with an offset of −6.
- What time zone rules apply in Buena Vista — does the clock change for daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Buena Vista: No.
- When does the sun appear in Buena Vista?
- It appears at 5:30 AM.