San Rafael in numbers
- Coordinates
- 9.9144, -84.5216
- Region
- Alajuela Province
- Country
- Costa Rica, North America
- Capital
- San José — 56 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 is a live clock for San Rafael, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, showing local time 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 5:27 AM Solar noon 11:25 AM Sunset 5:22 PM Daylight 11 h 54 min Night 12 h 06 min Civil twilight 5:06 AM – 5:43 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
- Quebrada Azul — 11.6 km
- Pital — 12.6 km
- Capulin — 12.8 km
- San Rafael — 12.9 km
- Surtubal — 13.5 km
- Llano Hermoso — 14.4 km
Local time details for San Rafael
The sun is up at 5:27 AM in San Rafael and down again at 5:22 PM. Between those times there are 11 h 54 min of daylight.
Both Quebrada Azul and Pital are near San Rafael and keep its time.
Mail addressed to San Rafael uses 12 postal codes.
The zone that governs San Rafael is America/Costa_Rica at UTC−6. Whether the clocks move seasonally: No.
Questions and answers
- What time zone should be selected for San Rafael?
- Select America/Costa_Rica for San Rafael; the offset is −6.
- Does the time in San Rafael shift by an hour at any point in the year?
- No.
- When does the sun disappear in San Rafael?
- It disappears at 5:22 PM.