Descanso in numbers
- Coordinates
- 9.8977, -83.7999
- Region
- Cartago Province
- Country
- Costa Rica, North America
- Capital
- San José — 29 km away
- Same name
- 19 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Descanso, Cartago Province, Costa Rica
This page tells you the time right now in Descanso, Cartago Province, Costa Rica, in the America/Costa_Rica zone (−6).
Descanso, Costa Rica
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC−6 · America/Costa_Rica
Local time in Descanso
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Descanso.
The sun today
Sunrise 05:27 Solar noon 11:36 Sunset 17:44 Daylight 12 h 17 min Night 11 h 43 min Civil twilight 05:06 – 18:05
Weather in Descanso right now
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Descanso and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 30602 Cervantes — 0.7 km away
- 30202 Santiago — 3.8 km away
- 30704 Cipreses — 4.7 km away
- 30601 Pacayas — 5.1 km away
- 30401 Juan Viñas — 5.9 km away
- 30603 Capellades — 6.5 km away
- 30204 Cachí — 7.6 km away
- 30702 Cot — 7.7 km away
- 30201 Paraíso — 8.3 km away
- 30703 Potrero Cerrado — 8.9 km away
- 30402 Tucurrique — 9.4 km away
- 30205 Llanos de Santa Lucía — 10.4 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 Cartago Province
- San Francisco 55 923
- Paraiso 39 702
- Turrialba 28 955
- San Miguel 28 827
- Cartago 26 594
- San Juan 26 047
Other places named Descanso
- Descanso Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Descanso California, United States
- Descanso Ribeira Grande, Cabo Verde
- Descanso Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
- Descanso Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Nearby places
Local time details for Descanso
The register holds 12 postal codes for Descanso.
Descanso marks time with America/Costa_Rica at an offset of UTC−6. Does the area change clocks seasonally? No.
Today, Descanso has first light at 05:27 and last light at 17:44. Daylight lasts 12 h 17 min.
For nearby Capellades and San Miguel, use the time shown for Descanso.
Questions and answers
- What time zone should be selected for Descanso?
- Select America/Costa_Rica for Descanso; the offset is −6.
- Will the time in Descanso move forward or back for daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Descanso: No.
- What time does the day end in Descanso?
- The sun sets at 17:44.