Santa Elena in numbers
- Coordinates
- 9.9032, -83.7250
- Region
- Cartago Province
- Country
- Costa Rica, North America
- Capital
- San José — 36 km away
- Same name
- 736 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Santa Elena, Cartago Province, Costa Rica
The clock for Santa Elena, Cartago Province, Costa Rica is kept here in the America/Costa_Rica time zone (−6).
Santa Elena, Costa Rica
Monday, 9 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Costa_Rica
Local time in Santa Elena
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Santa Elena.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:29 AM Solar noon 11:20 AM Sunset 5:11 PM Daylight 11 h 43 min Night 12 h 17 min Civil twilight 5:07 AM – 5:33 PM
Weather in Santa Elena right now
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Santa Elena and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 51004
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 Santa Elena
- Santa Elena Santa Elena, Ecuador
- Santa Elena Entre Rios, Argentina
- Santa Elena Bicol Region, Philippines
- Santa Elena Cayo District, Belize
- Santa Elena Usulutan, El Salvador
Nearby places
- Vueltas — 7.7 km
- Chucuyo — 8.2 km
- Volconda — 8.2 km
- Provincia De Cartago — 8.2 km
- Oriente — 8.7 km
- Alto Campos — 8.9 km
Time and daylight in Santa Elena
Nearby, Vueltas and Volconda go by the same clock as Santa Elena.
Postal coverage of Santa Elena comes to 1 codes.
Santa Elena counts hours by America/Costa_Rica, which stands at UTC−6. Whether daylight saving is kept: No.
The sun rises here at 5:29 AM and sets at 5:11 PM in Santa Elena today. Daylight adds up to 11 h 43 min.
Questions and answers
- What time zone applies in Santa Elena?
- In Santa Elena, the applicable time zone is America/Costa_Rica, with an offset of −6.
- Do I need to account for daylight saving time in Santa Elena?
- Daylight saving time in Santa Elena: No.
- When does the sun appear in Santa Elena?
- It appears at 5:29 AM.