Tamarindo, Costa Rica Time

 

Time Zone

Costa Rica is the same longitude as Chicago, so it is in Central Standard Time for the entire year. When Daylight Savings time goes into affect, Costa Rica does not follow, so it is in Mountain Daylight Time during those months. This changes flight schedules into the country from North America.

Sunrise/Sunset

Costa Rica is at approximately 10 degrees north latitude, which means the number hours of day and night do not vary as much as more northerly zones over the course of the year. Most laborers are working by 6AM, because it always starts getting light around 5AM.