La Palma in numbers
- Coordinates
- 9.7914, -84.3958
- Region
- San José
- Country
- Costa Rica, North America
- Capital
- San José — 48 km away
- Same name
- 774 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in La Palma, San José, Costa Rica
This page carries the current local time for La Palma, San José, Costa Rica, in the America/Costa_Rica time zone (−6).
La Palma, Costa Rica
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−6 · America/Costa_Rica
Local time in La Palma
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Local time in La Palma, San José.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:27 AM Solar noon 11:24 AM Sunset 5:21 PM Daylight 11 h 54 min Night 12 h 06 min Civil twilight 5:06 AM – 5:43 PM
Weather in La Palma right now
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La Palma and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 10402 Mercedes Sur — 2.5 km away
- 10406 Candelarita — 6.6 km away
- 10403 Barbacoas — 8.0 km away
- 11604 San Luis — 9.2 km away
- 10404 Grifo Alto — 9.6 km away
- 10401 Santiago — 10.3 km away
- 11602 San Pedro — 11.0 km away
- 10407 Desamparaditos — 11.5 km away
- 10408 San Antonio — 13.1 km away
- 10705 Picagres — 13.4 km away
- 10405 San Rafael — 13.4 km away
- 11601 San Pablo — 14.2 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 La Palma
- La Palma California, United States
- La Palma Jalisco, Mexico
- La Palma Guanajuato, Mexico
- La Palma Querétaro, Mexico
- La Palma Darién, Panama
Nearby places
- Santa Rosa — 10.1 km
- Llano Grande — 10.2 km
- Retana — 10.4 km
- Alto Concepción — 10.8 km
- Guarumal — 11.4 km
- Venado — 11.5 km
About the time in La Palma
Santa Rosa and Llano Grande, both nearby, hold the same time as La Palma.
There are 12 postal codes assigned to La Palma.
People in La Palma keep America/Costa_Rica, a zone offset of UTC−6. Seasonal time change: No.
The sun rises today at 5:27 AM in La Palma and sets at 5:21 PM. Daylight covers 11 h 54 min.
Questions and answers
- What time zone setting should I choose for La Palma?
- Choose America/Costa_Rica for La Palma, with an offset of −6.
- Does La Palma switch between standard time and daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in La Palma: No.
- What hour brings sunrise in La Palma?
- The hour is 5:27 AM.