San Rafael in numbers
- Coordinates
- 10.7402, -84.5000
- Region
- Alajuela Province
- Country
- Costa Rica, North America
- Capital
- San José — 94 km away
- Same name
- 1031 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in San Rafael, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
This page answers what time it is in San Rafael, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica right now, in the America/Costa_Rica zone (−6).
San Rafael, Costa Rica
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−6 · America/Costa_Rica
Local time in San Rafael
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
San Rafael keeps America/Costa_Rica clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:28 AM Solar noon 11:25 AM Sunset 5:21 PM Daylight 11 h 53 min Night 12 h 07 min Civil twilight 5:07 AM – 5:42 PM
Weather in San Rafael right now
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San Rafael and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 10203
- 10405
- 11102
- 11504
- 20108
- 20206
- 20803
- 21501
- 30304
- 30701
- 40501
- 60204
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 San Rafael
- San Rafael Mendoza, Argentina
- San Rafael California, United States
- San Rafael Zulia, Venezuela
- San Rafael Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
- San Rafael Cartago Province, Costa Rica
Nearby places
- Paraíso — 2.2 km
- Coquitales — 5.1 km
- Chimurria — 6.6 km
- San Humberto — 7.4 km
- Plomo — 8.5 km
- San Joaquín — 8.7 km
Time and daylight in San Rafael
Close by, Paraíso and Coquitales keep time with San Rafael.
Postal codes in San Rafael number 12.
San Rafael tells time by America/Costa_Rica, an offset of UTC−6. Clock shift for daylight saving: No.
In San Rafael, first light arrives at 5:28 AM and the sun goes down at 5:21 PM. The day holds 11 h 53 min of light.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone does San Rafael use?
- San Rafael uses America/Costa_Rica, which has an offset of −6.
- Does San Rafael observe a seasonal time shift?
- Daylight saving in San Rafael: No.
- What time does the sun rise in San Rafael?
- The sun rises in San Rafael at 5:28 AM.