Alajuela uses America/Costa_Rica — UTC-06:00 (CST) in standard time. It is located in Alajuela Province, Costa Rica. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Alajuela's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Alajuela uses UTC-06:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
This zone does not observe daylight saving time and stays on UTC-06:00 year-round.
The official IANA time zone name for Alajuela is America/Costa_Rica. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
No daylight saving transitions are scheduled for this zone.
San José, Cartago
Currency: Costa Rican Colón (CRC). Calling code: +506. Languages: Spanish.
Alajuela (Spanish pronunciation: [alaˈxwela]) is a district in the Alajuela canton of the Alajuela Province of Costa Rica. As the seat of the Municipality of Alajuela canton, it is awarded the status of city. By virtue of being the city of the first canton of the province, it is also the capital of the Province of Alajuela.
Because of its location in the Costa Rican Central Valley, Alajuela is nowadays part of the conurbation of the Greater Metropolitan Area. The city is the birthplace of Juan Santamaría, the national hero of Costa Rica and the figure who gives the name to the country's main international airport, which is south of Alajuela downtown.
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Alajuela. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
47,494 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Alajuela Province, Costa Rica.
America/Costa_Rica · UTC-06:00 (CST).
No daylight saving time.
Costa Rican Colón (CRC) · +506.
San José, Cartago, David
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) about 2.6 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 27.7°C and lows 18.2°C. Warmest month: March (average high 32.2°C); coolest month: January (average low 17.6°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
The main exports of the region are coffee, sugar-cane, maize, beans, tobacco, citrus fruits, strawberries, tubers like cassava, flowers and ornamental plants. Other commercial activities include poultry farming, beekeeping, pig farming and the dairy industry. Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: Alajuela Province · IANA zone: America/Costa_Rica · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
Current time in major cities compared to Alajuela. Times update live every second.
Note on DST transitions: The offsets shown above reflect the current live offset, which changes twice a year due to Daylight Saving Time. Different regions change their clocks on different dates, which means the difference between Alajuela and another city can vary by 1 hour for a short period in spring and autumn. Always verify the exact time difference around DST transition dates for critical scheduling.
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