Palma in numbers
- Coordinates
- 9.3497, -83.7354
- Region
- San José
- Country
- Costa Rica, North America
- Capital
- San José — 82 km away
- Same name
- 71 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Palma, San José, Costa Rica
This page tells you the time right now in Palma, San José, Costa Rica, in the America/Costa_Rica zone (−6).
Palma, Costa Rica
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−6 · America/Costa_Rica
Local time in Palma
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Palma keeps America/Costa_Rica clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:24 AM Solar noon 11:21 AM Sunset 5:19 PM Daylight 11 h 55 min Night 12 h 05 min Civil twilight 5:03 AM – 5:40 PM
Weather in Palma right now
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Palma and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 11901 San Isidro de El General — 3.6 km away
- 11903 Daniel Flores — 9.5 km away
- 11909 Barú — 9.7 km away
- 11902 El General — 12.1 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 Palma
- Palma Balearic Islands, Spain
- Palma Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Palma Sicily, Italy
- Palma Sicily, Italy
- Palma Alagoas, Brazil
Nearby places
- Bijaguales — 6.9 km
- Higuerones — 7.3 km
- Ojo de Agua — 7.4 km
- Bajo Mora — 8.2 km
- Tumbas — 8.5 km
- Esperanzas — 9.0 km
Time and daylight in Palma
The time zone assigned to Palma is America/Costa_Rica, held at UTC−6. Daylight saving time applies: No.
Look for sunrise at 5:24 AM and sunset at 5:19 PM in Palma today. The day carries 11 h 55 min of light.
The local time of Palma is shared by neighbouring Bijaguales and Higuerones.
Mail addressed to Palma uses 4 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone applies in Palma?
- In Palma, the applicable time zone is America/Costa_Rica, with an offset of −6.
- Does the clock in Palma stay the same all year?
- Daylight saving time in Palma: No.
- When does light arrive in Palma?
- Light arrives at 5:24 AM.