Palma in numbers
- Coordinates
- 10.4996, -84.6918
- Region
- Alajuela Province
- Country
- Costa Rica, North America
- Capital
- San José — 90 km away
- Same name
- 71 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Palma, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
The time in Palma, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica at this very moment is shown below, in the America/Costa_Rica zone (−6).
Palma, Costa Rica
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−6 · America/Costa_Rica
Local time in Palma
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Palma.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:29 AM Solar noon 11:25 AM Sunset 5:22 PM Daylight 11 h 54 min Night 12 h 06 min Civil twilight 5:07 AM – 5:43 PM
Weather in Palma right now
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Palma and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 21007 La Fortuna — 4.8 km away
- 21012 Monterrey — 9.7 km away
- 21010 Venado — 10.8 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 Palma
- Palma Balearic Islands, Spain
- Palma Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Palma Sicily, Italy
- Palma Sicily, Italy
- Palma Alagoas, Brazil
Nearby places
- Orquídea — 7.2 km
- Jilguero — 7.3 km
- National Park Arenal — 8.3 km
- Guayabal — 9.9 km
- Castillo Nuevo — 10.8 km
- El Bosque — 10.8 km
Time and daylight in Palma
Palma is placed in America/Costa_Rica, and its offset from UTC is −6. Daylight saving observed here: No.
Palma has sunrise at 5:29 AM today and sunset at 5:22 PM. Light holds for 11 h 54 min.
Nothing changes on the clock between Palma and neighbouring Orquídea or Jilguero.
Palma operates with 3 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- Under which time zone does Palma fall?
- Palma falls under America/Costa_Rica, with an offset of −6.
- Does daylight saving time reach Palma?
- Daylight saving time in Palma: No.
- How late does the sun set in Palma?
- The last sunlight comes at 5:22 PM.