Costa Rica · CST
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Liberia, Costa Rica runs on UTC−6. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−6 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 2-hour difference between Liberia and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 7 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–16:00 in Liberia lines up with 11:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 7-hour difference between Liberia and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–11:00 in Liberia lines up with 16:00–18:00 in London. There is a 15-hour difference between Liberia and Tokyo. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Mexico City, Denver, Calgary. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Liberia.
Practical Info
Liberia (Costa Rica) is home to roughly 70K people. Today brings about 12.7 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:24, sunset at 18:06. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−6 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 11° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Costa Rica
Capital
San José
Continent
North America
Time Zone
CST · America/Costa_Rica
Coordinates
10.63°N, 85.44°W
Currency
CRC (₡)
Calling Code
+506
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Spanish
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Liberia is called the white city for the pale volcanic stone its colonial houses were built from, and the dust of the dry Guanacaste plain. Its province has a genuine dry season, unusual in Costa Rica.
The clock: Liberia keeps UTC−6. Rincón de la Vieja nearby is an active volcano with boiling mud pots and fumaroles across its flanks.
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