San Rafael in numbers
- Coordinates
- 9.8713, -83.8958
- Population
- 25 410
- Region
- Cartago Province
- Country
- Costa Rica, North America
- Capital
- San José — 23 km away
- Same name
- 1031 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in San Rafael, Cartago Province, Costa Rica
On this page the local time of San Rafael, Cartago Province, Costa Rica is updated live, in the America/Costa_Rica zone (−6).
San Rafael, Costa Rica
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC−6 · America/Costa_Rica
Local time in San Rafael
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in San Rafael.
The sun today
Sunrise 05:28 Solar noon 11:36 Sunset 17:44 Daylight 12 h 17 min Night 11 h 43 min Civil twilight 05:06 – 18:06
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 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 San Rafael
- San Rafael Mendoza, Argentina
- San Rafael California, United States
- San Rafael Zulia, Venezuela
- San Rafael Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
- San Rafael Heredia Province, Costa Rica
Nearby places
- El Guarco — 13.7 km
- Aguacaliente O San Francisco — 13.9 km
- Hacienda Queveri — 14.5 km
- Queverí — 14.5 km
- Purisil — 14.8 km
- San Cayetano — 15.1 km
Local time details for San Rafael
Mail delivery in San Rafael relies on 12 postal codes.
San Rafael holds to America/Costa_Rica time, which equals UTC−6. Clock adjustment for daylight saving: No.
San Rafael sees first light at 05:28 today and the sun sets at 17:44. Daylight totals 12 h 17 min.
Near San Rafael you can add Cartago and Cot, both on the same time.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is assigned to San Rafael?
- The time zone assigned to San Rafael is America/Costa_Rica, with an offset of −6.
- Do daylight saving time rules cover San Rafael?
- Daylight saving time in San Rafael: No.
- How do I know when the sun rises in San Rafael?
- Sunrise there is at 05:28.