Current Local time in Santa Cruz, Costa Rica
Question: What time is it in Santa Cruz? Answer: Santa Cruz (Guanacaste) is located in "CST" time zone [*1] (GMT offset in hours: -6) and daylight saving time is NOT active ⇒ Current Local time is (in moment when this page is generated): Thursday, 23. April 2026, 09:36 Refresh page if necessary
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| Santa Cruz info: | |
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| Country: | Costa Rica |
| Currency: | CRC, Colon |
| Continent: | North America |
| Population: | ≈ 12 281  = 2.719‰ CRI Population |
| Elevation: | ≈ 58 m |
| GPS coordinates | 10° 15' 37.9" North, 85° 35' 6.4" West |
| Distance from * Equator: | 1140.9 km (708.9 mi) |
| Distance from * North pole: | 8866.2 km (5509.2 mi) |
| Languages: [*2] | Spanish/Costa Rica (+1) |
| AC power plug | 120 V • 60 Hz • A,B [*3] |
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Time of day in Santa Cruz now
 05:27 |
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 17:53 |
Time difference from Santa Cruz:
| Los Angeles | * | | | -1 |
| Mexico City | | | 0 | |
| New York | +2 | | | ** |
| Rio de Janeiro | +3 | | | *** |
| London | +7 | | | ******* |
| Moscow | +9 | | | ********* |
| Dubai | +10 | | | ********** |
| Mumbai | +11.5 | | | *********** |
| Shanghai | +14 | | | ************** |
| Tokyo | +15 | | | *************** |
| Sydney | +16 | | | **************** |
