San Rafael in numbers
- Coordinates
- 9.9260, -84.1771
- Region
- San José
- Country
- Costa Rica, North America
- Capital
- San José — 20 km away
- Same name
- 1031 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in San Rafael, San José, Costa Rica
Use this page to see what time it is in San Rafael, San José, Costa Rica — the America/Costa_Rica zone applies there (−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
What the clock shows right now in San Rafael.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:26 AM Solar noon 11:23 AM Sunset 5:20 PM Daylight 11 h 54 min Night 12 h 06 min Civil twilight 5:05 AM – 5:42 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 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 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
- Meseta — 16.6 km
- Mesa — 16.8 km
- Jocotal — 17.6 km
- Limonal — 17.7 km
- Lindavista — 17.7 km
- Ceiba Baja — 18.1 km
Local time details for San Rafael
San Rafael runs its day on America/Costa_Rica, which is offset UTC−6. Seasonal time adjustment: No.
Expect sunrise at 5:26 AM and sunset at 5:20 PM in San Rafael today. Daylight adds up to 11 h 54 min.
Neighbouring places Meseta and Mesa run on San Rafael time.
San Rafael accounts for 12 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone governs time in San Rafael?
- Time in San Rafael follows the America/Costa_Rica time zone, with an offset of −6.
- Is there a daylight saving time change in San Rafael?
- Daylight saving in San Rafael: No.
- When does morning light reach San Rafael?
- At 5:26 AM.