San Rafael in numbers
- Coordinates
- 10.0644, -84.4736
- Population
- 3 624
- Region
- Alajuela Province
- Country
- Costa Rica, North America
- Capital
- San José — 49 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
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 5:06 AM – 5:43 PM
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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
- San Pablo — 17.7 km
- Arboleda — 17.8 km
- San Vicente — 18.1 km
- Purires — 18.3 km
- Tigre — 19.0 km
- Alto Poro — 19.3 km
Time and daylight in San Rafael
Sorting mail for San Rafael involves 12 postal codes.
The zone applied in San Rafael is America/Costa_Rica with offset UTC−6. Whether clocks shift for daylight saving: No.
Today, San Rafael has first light at 5:27 AM and last light at 5:21 PM. Daylight lasts 11 h 54 min.
San Pablo and Arboleda are near San Rafael and do not differ from it in time.
Questions and answers
- Does San Rafael use the America/Costa_Rica time zone?
- Yes, San Rafael uses America/Costa_Rica, with an offset of −6.
- Are clocks put forward for daylight saving in San Rafael?
- No.
- What hour brings sunrise in San Rafael?
- The hour is 5:27 AM.