Platanal in numbers
- Coordinates
- 10.4170, -84.4702
- Region
- Alajuela Province
- Country
- Costa Rica, North America
- Capital
- San José — 65 km away
- Same name
- 54 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Platanal, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
Current local time for Platanal, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica is listed here, in the America/Costa_Rica time zone (−6).
Platanal, Costa Rica
Monday, 9 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Costa_Rica
Local time in Platanal
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Platanal keeps America/Costa_Rica clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:32 AM Solar noon 11:23 AM Sunset 5:14 PM Daylight 11 h 42 min Night 12 h 18 min Civil twilight 5:10 AM – 5:36 PM
Weather in Platanal right now
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Platanal and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 21002 Florencia — 3.3 km away
- 21009 La Palmera — 9.6 km away
- 21001 Quesada — 11.9 km away
- 21008 La Tigra — 14.9 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 Platanal
- Platanal Coclé, Panama
- Platanal Coclé, Panama
- Platanal Colón, Panama
- Platanal Chiapas, Mexico
- Platanal Cuzco Department, Peru
Nearby places
- San Luis — 5.3 km
- Florencia — 6.2 km
- Puente De Casa — 6.7 km
- Cedral Sur — 6.8 km
- Ron Ron Abajo — 6.9 km
- Ángeles — 7.5 km
Local time details for Platanal
The time zone assigned to Platanal is America/Costa_Rica, held at UTC−6. Daylight saving time applies: No.
The sun rises here at 5:32 AM and sets at 5:14 PM in Platanal today. Daylight adds up to 11 h 42 min.
Set your clock for Platanal and it will also be right in San Luis and Florencia.
Postal coverage of Platanal comes to 4 codes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is assigned to Platanal?
- Platanal is assigned to the America/Costa_Rica time zone, with an offset of −6.
- Does the local time in Platanal change with daylight saving?
- No.
- What time will the sun set in Platanal today?
- Today it sets at 5:14 PM.