San Rafael in numbers
- Coordinates
- 10.0097, -85.4372
- Region
- Guanacaste Province
- Country
- Costa Rica, North America
- Capital
- San José — 154 km away
- Same name
- 1031 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in San Rafael, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica
The exact time in San Rafael, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica is given here, for the America/Costa_Rica time zone (−6).
San Rafael, Costa Rica
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−6 · America/Costa_Rica
Local time in San Rafael
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
San Rafael keeps America/Costa_Rica clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:31 AM Solar noon 11:28 AM Sunset 5:25 PM Daylight 11 h 54 min Night 12 h 06 min Civil twilight 5:10 AM – 5:47 PM
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 Guanacaste Province
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 Cartago Province, Costa Rica
Nearby places
- San Miguel — 4.4 km
- Hojancha — 5.3 km
- San Isidro — 5.3 km
- El Jobo — 5.3 km
- Cuesta Roja — 5.5 km
- Trinidad — 5.6 km
Time and daylight in San Rafael
Nearby San Miguel and El Jobo follow the same clock as San Rafael.
12 postal codes correspond to San Rafael.
San Rafael is on America/Costa_Rica time, which corresponds to UTC−6. Whether the area observes daylight saving: No.
The sun rises at 5:31 AM, sets at 5:25 PM, and stays over San Rafael for 11 h 54 min. That is today's daylight.
Questions and answers
- What time zone governs the clock in San Rafael?
- The clock in San Rafael follows America/Costa_Rica, with an offset of −6.
- Does San Rafael adjust its clocks for part of the year?
- No.
- When does light arrive in San Rafael?
- Light arrives at 5:31 AM.