San Rafael in numbers
- Coordinates
- 10.0911, -84.2555
- Region
- Alajuela Province
- Country
- Costa Rica, North America
- Capital
- San José — 26 km away
- Same name
- 1031 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in San Rafael, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
Right now in San Rafael, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica the local time is the one shown here, 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
Local time in San Rafael, Alajuela Province.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:27 AM Solar noon 11:24 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 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
- Pito — 24.4 km
- San Juan — 24.5 km
- Jaris — 24.7 km
- Quitirrisí — 24.7 km
- Quitirriel — 24.7 km
- Matinilla — 24.9 km
Local time details for San Rafael
12 postal codes cover the territory of San Rafael.
Time in San Rafael runs on America/Costa_Rica, which is UTC−6. Does daylight saving time apply here? No.
The horizon brightens over San Rafael at 5:27 AM, and the sun sets at 5:21 PM. Daylight runs 11 h 54 min.
Around San Rafael, places such as Pito and San Juan use the same time.
Questions and answers
- What is San Rafael's time zone?
- San Rafael's time zone is America/Costa_Rica, with an offset of −6.
- Is there a spring or autumn clock change in San Rafael?
- Daylight saving in San Rafael: No.
- When is the sun up in San Rafael?
- The sun comes up at 5:27 AM.