Arenal in numbers
- Coordinates
- 10.5203, -84.8519
- Region
- Guanacaste Province
- Country
- Costa Rica, North America
- Capital
- San José — 105 km away
- Same name
- 76 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Arenal, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica
This page shows the current local time in Arenal, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, in the America/Costa_Rica time zone (−6).
Arenal, Costa Rica
Monday, 9 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Costa_Rica
Local time in Arenal
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Arenal keeps America/Costa_Rica clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:34 AM Solar noon 11:24 AM Sunset 5:15 PM Daylight 11 h 41 min Night 12 h 19 min Civil twilight 5:12 AM – 5:37 PM
Weather in Arenal right now
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Arenal and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 50807
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 Guanacaste Province
Other places named Arenal
- Arenal México, Mexico
- Arenal Bolívar, Colombia
- Arenal Yoro Department, Honduras
- Arenal México, Mexico
- Arenal México, Mexico
Nearby places
- Arenal Viejo — 6.2 km
- Silencio — 7.2 km
- Sangregado — 7.6 km
- Río Chiquito Abajo — 7.8 km
- Rio Chiquito — 9.3 km
- Cano Negro — 10.3 km
About the time in Arenal
Arenal falls within America/Costa_Rica, which places it UTC−6 from UTC. Daylight saving observed: No.
The horizon brightens over Arenal at 5:34 AM, and the sun sets at 5:15 PM. Daylight runs 11 h 41 min.
There is no time difference between Arenal and nearby Arenal Viejo or Silencio.
Addressing within Arenal draws on 1 postal code.
Questions and answers
- What zone is Arenal in for local time?
- For local time, Arenal is in America/Costa_Rica, with an offset of −6.
- Does the local schedule in Arenal include a clock change?
- No.
- Is there a set time for sunset in Arenal?
- Today the sun sets at 5:15 PM.