California in numbers
- Coordinates
- 9.9928, -84.2006
- Region
- Alajuela Province
- Country
- Costa Rica, North America
- Capital
- San José — 19 km away
- Same name
- 181 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in California, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
Learn the current time in California, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, a place in the America/Costa_Rica time zone (−6).
California, Costa Rica
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC−6 · America/Costa_Rica
Local time in California
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in California.
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 05:08 – 18:07
Weather in California right now
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California and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 20109 Río Segundo — 1.0 km away
- 40702 La Ribera — 2.1 km away
- 40701 San Antonio — 2.3 km away
- 20101 Alajuela — 3.5 km away
- 40703 La Asunción — 4.0 km away
- 20110 Desamparados — 4.2 km away
- 40803 Llorente — 4.4 km away
- 10903 Pozos — 4.6 km away
- 20108 San Rafael — 4.7 km away
- 20104 San Antonio — 4.8 km away
- 40801 San Joaquín — 5.2 km away
- 20102 San José — 5.4 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 California
- California Maryland, United States
- California Paraná, Brazil
- California Pennsylvania, United States
- California Missouri, United States
- California Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo, Trinidad And Tobago
Nearby places
- Ococa — 20.7 km
- Acosta — 21.4 km
- Tablazo — 21.5 km
- Hondonada — 21.5 km
- La Cruz — 21.9 km
- Purrujal — 21.9 km
Local time details for California
California has sunrise at 05:29 today and sunset at 17:46. Light holds for 12 h 17 min.
Both Rio Segundo and San Antonio are near California and keep its time.
Postal numbering in California covers 12 codes.
California is on America/Costa_Rica time, which corresponds to UTC−6. Whether the area observes daylight saving: No.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone designation for California?
- The time zone designation for California is America/Costa_Rica, with an offset of −6.
- Is the local clock in California affected by daylight saving time?
- No.
- What is the sunset time for California?
- 17:46.