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
Local time in Descanso, Cartago Province, Costa Rica is shown on this page, based on the America/Costa_Rica time zone (−6).
Descanso, Costa Rica
Monday, 19 October 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 5:25 AM Solar noon 11:21 AM Sunset 5:18 PM Daylight 11 h 53 min Night 12 h 07 min Civil twilight 5:04 AM – 5:39 PM
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
Sorting mail for Descanso involves 12 postal codes.
Descanso marks time with America/Costa_Rica at an offset of UTC−6. Does the area change clocks seasonally? No.
Today's times for Descanso: the sun is up at 5:25 AM and down at 5:18 PM. That means 11 h 53 min of daylight.
No adjustment is needed moving between Descanso, Volio and Loaiza.
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 5:18 PM.