El Recreo in numbers
- Coordinates
- 10.7321, -84.1995
- Region
- Alajuela Province
- Country
- Costa Rica, North America
- Capital
- San José — 80 km away
- Same name
- 210 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in El Recreo, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
The time in El Recreo, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica at this very moment is shown below, in the America/Costa_Rica zone (−6).
El Recreo, Costa Rica
Monday, 9 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Costa_Rica
Local time in El Recreo
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Local time in El Recreo, Alajuela Province.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:31 AM Solar noon 11:22 AM Sunset 5:12 PM Daylight 11 h 41 min Night 12 h 19 min Civil twilight 5:10 AM – 5:34 PM
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El Recreo and its neighbours
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 El Recreo
- El Recreo Tabasco, Mexico
- El Recreo Michoacán, Mexico
- El Recreo Sinaloa, Mexico
- El Recreo Chiapas, Mexico
- El Recreo Veracruz, Mexico
Nearby places
- Santa Rita — 3.2 km
- La Flor — 3.5 km
- Boca San Carlos — 5.6 km
- Boca Tapada — 7.1 km
- El Jardín — 8.3 km
- Jardín — 9.1 km
Local time details for El Recreo
Neighbouring Santa Rita and La Flor sit in the same time as El Recreo.
Local clocks in El Recreo answer to America/Costa_Rica, set UTC−6 from UTC. Daylight saving time: No.
Sunrise today in El Recreo lands at 5:31 AM; sunset lands at 5:12 PM. That is 11 h 41 min of light.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone for El Recreo?
- The time zone for El Recreo is America/Costa_Rica, with an offset of −6.
- Are daylight saving rules used in El Recreo?
- Daylight saving time in El Recreo: No.
- When does light leave El Recreo?
- Light leaves at 5:12 PM.