Santiago in numbers
- Coordinates
- 9.8464, -84.3143
- Population
- 8 292
- Region
- San José
- Country
- Costa Rica, North America
- Capital
- San José — 37 km away
- Same name
- 250 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Santiago, San José, Costa Rica
See the local time in Santiago, San José, Costa Rica right now, measured in the America/Costa_Rica time zone (−6).
Santiago, Costa Rica
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−6 · America/Costa_Rica
Local time in Santiago
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Santiago.
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 5:05 AM – 5:42 PM
Weather in Santiago right now
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Santiago and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 10401
- 20202
- 20704
- 30202
- 40503
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 Santiago
- Santiago Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
- Santiago Cagayan Valley, Philippines
- Santiago Cuzco Department, Peru
- Santiago Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Santiago Nuevo León, Mexico
Nearby places
- Alto Limón — 12.9 km
- Bajo Pérez — 13.8 km
- Perez — 13.9 km
- San Jerónimo — 14.8 km
- Soledad — 15.8 km
- Alto Concepción — 16.4 km
Local time details for Santiago
Postal codes valid in Santiago number 5.
The local zone in Santiago is America/Costa_Rica, standing at UTC−6. Whether daylight saving applies: No.
Sunrise comes to Santiago at 5:27 AM and sunset at 5:21 PM today. Together that makes 11 h 54 min of light.
The time you see for Santiago is also correct for Alto Limón and Bajo Pérez.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone should I use for Santiago?
- Use America/Costa_Rica for Santiago; its offset is −6.
- Does the clock in Santiago follow a summer time schedule?
- Daylight saving in Santiago: No.
- How do I know when the sun rises in Santiago?
- Sunrise there is at 5:27 AM.