Balboa in numbers
- Coordinates
- 9.8942, -84.0841
- Region
- San José
- Country
- Costa Rica, North America
- Capital
- San José — 16 km away
- Same name
- 13 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Balboa, San José, Costa Rica
The present local time in Balboa, San José, Costa Rica is given below, for the America/Costa_Rica time zone (−6).
Balboa, Costa Rica
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−6 · America/Costa_Rica
Local time in Balboa
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Balboa.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:27 AM Solar noon 11:21 AM Sunset 5:15 PM Daylight 11 h 48 min Night 12 h 12 min Civil twilight 5:06 AM – 5:37 PM
Weather in Balboa right now
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Balboa and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 10311 San Rafael Abajo — 0.2 km away
- 11004 Concepción — 1.1 km away
- 10301 Desamparados — 1.5 km away
- 10111 San Sebastián — 1.8 km away
- 10303 San Juan de Dios — 1.9 km away
- 11001 Alajuelita — 2.0 km away
- 11002 San Josecito — 2.3 km away
- 10304 San Rafael Arriba — 2.3 km away
- 10312 Gravilias — 3.1 km away
- 10106 San Francisco de Dos Ríos — 3.1 km away
- 10110 Hatillo — 3.4 km away
- 10103 Hospital — 3.8 km away
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 San José
- San Jose 335 007
- San Francisco 55 923
- San Isidro 34 877
- Curridabat 34 586
- San Vicente De Moravia 34 447
- San Vicente 34 447
Other places named Balboa
- Balboa Cauca Department, Colombia
- Balboa Risaralda Department, Colombia
- Balboa Panamá, Panama
- Balboa Castille and León, Spain
- Balboa Salta, Argentina
Nearby places
- Bustamante — 15.7 km
- Portuguez — 16.7 km
- Alto Buenavista — 16.8 km
- Bajo Tarrazú — 17.1 km
- San Cristobal Sur — 17.1 km
- Calvario — 17.1 km
Local time details for Balboa
Today the day starts in Balboa at 5:27 AM with sunrise and ends at 5:15 PM with sunset. Daylight lasts 11 h 48 min.
The hour in Balboa is the hour in Bustamante and Portuguez as well.
12 postal codes correspond to Balboa.
The applicable time zone for Balboa is America/Costa_Rica, offset UTC−6. Seasonal clock change applies: No.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone governs time in Balboa?
- Time in Balboa follows the America/Costa_Rica time zone, with an offset of −6.
- Do the clocks in Balboa go back at any point?
- No.
- When does light arrive in Balboa?
- Light arrives at 5:27 AM.