Poas in numbers
- Coordinates
- 10.0833, -84.2333
- Region
- Alajuela Province
- Country
- Costa Rica, North America
- Capital
- San José — 23 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Poas, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
The time now in Poas, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica is shown here, following the America/Costa_Rica time zone (−6).
Poas, Costa Rica
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−6 · America/Costa_Rica
Local time in Poas
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Poas.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:26 AM Solar noon 11:23 AM Sunset 5:21 PM Daylight 11 h 54 min Night 12 h 06 min Civil twilight 5:05 AM – 5:42 PM
Weather in Poas right now
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Poas and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 20801 San Pedro — 1.5 km away
- 20107 Sabanilla — 2.4 km away
- 20803 San Rafael — 3.2 km away
- 20106 San Isidro — 4.4 km away
- 20303 San José — 4.7 km away
- 20802 San Juan — 5.6 km away
- 20302 San Isidro — 6.0 km away
- 20103 Carrizal — 6.5 km away
- 20112 Tambor — 6.7 km away
- 20804 Carrillos — 6.8 km away
- 20805 Sabana Redonda — 6.9 km away
- 20101 Alajuela — 7.2 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 Poas
Nearby places
- Quitirrisí — 23.8 km
- Quitirriel — 23.8 km
- Matinilla — 24.0 km
- Jaris — 24.2 km
- Tinamaste — 24.8 km
- Corrogres — 24.9 km
About the time in Poas
Poas is split into 12 postal code areas.
Poas lies in the America/Costa_Rica time zone, offset UTC−6. Seasonal adjustment of clocks: No.
Sunrise comes to Poas at 5:26 AM and sunset at 5:21 PM today. Together that makes 11 h 54 min of light.
Poas, Quitirrisí and Quitirriel all run on one and the same time.
Questions and answers
- Is Poas in a specific time zone?
- Yes, Poas is in the America/Costa_Rica time zone, with an offset of −6.
- Does the time in Poas vary with the season?
- Daylight saving time in Poas: No.
- What is the sunset time for Poas?
- 5:21 PM.