San Rafael in numbers
- Coordinates
- 8.6503, -82.9325
- Region
- Puntarenas Province
- Country
- Costa Rica, North America
- Capital
- San José — 195 km away
- Same name
- 1031 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in San Rafael, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
The current local time in San Rafael, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica — time zone America/Costa_Rica (−6) — is shown right here.
San Rafael, Costa Rica
Friday, 16 October 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 5:20 AM Solar noon 11:18 AM Sunset 5:16 PM Daylight 11 h 56 min Night 12 h 04 min Civil twilight 4:59 AM – 5:37 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 Puntarenas Province
- Puntarenas 35 650
- Chacarita 26 354
- Esparza 15 575
- Buenos Aires 11 680
- Quepos 7 810
- Corredor 7 084
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
- Abrojo — 4.0 km
- Coto Cuarenta y Dos — 4.8 km
- Vegas de Abrojo Norte — 5.5 km
- Tropezón — 5.7 km
- Coloradito — 6.1 km
- San Josecito — 6.3 km
Local time details for San Rafael
Within San Rafael, postal codes number 12.
San Rafael works to America/Costa_Rica time, set at UTC−6. Daylight saving time applies: No.
Sunrise at San Rafael today happens at 5:20 AM, sunset at 5:16 PM. The two are 11 h 56 min apart.
Nearby Abrojo and Coto Cuarenta y Dos follow the same clock as San Rafael.
Questions and answers
- What time zone should be selected for San Rafael?
- Select America/Costa_Rica for San Rafael; the offset is −6.
- Is the local clock in San Rafael affected by daylight saving time?
- No.
- What time does the day start in San Rafael?
- The sun rises at 5:20 AM.