Cartago uses America/Costa_Rica — UTC-06:00 (CST) in standard time. It is located in Cartago Province, Costa Rica. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Cartago's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Cartago 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 Cartago 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, Alajuela
Currency: Costa Rican Colón (CRC). Calling code: +506. Languages: Spanish.
Cartago (Spanish pronunciation: [kaɾˈtaɣo]) is the head city of Cartago canton of the Cartago Province, and is composed of the Oriental and Occidental districts as stated in the administrative divisions of Costa Rica. It was the capital of Costa Rica from 1574 to 1824.
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Cartago, Costa Rica. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
26,594 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Cartago Province, Costa Rica.
America/Costa_Rica · UTC-06:00 (CST).
No daylight saving time.
Costa Rican Colón (CRC) · +506.
San José, Alajuela, David
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) about 34.8 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 23.3°C and lows 15.1°C. Warmest month: March (average high 25.7°C); coolest month: February (average low 14.4°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Agricultural products make up the base of the economy of the rural areas around the city. There is an industrial park where a few Costa Rican and international companies are located. Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: Cartago Province · IANA zone: America/Costa_Rica · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
Current time in major cities compared to Cartago. 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 Cartago 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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