Current time in San Rafael Abajo
Thursday, 16 July 2026
San Rafael Abajo, Costa Rica · America/Costa_Rica · UTC-06:00
Time-zone identity for San Rafael Abajo
- IANA zone
America/Costa_Rica- UTC offset now
- UTC-06:00
- Current zone label
- GMT-6
- Clock-change status
- No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.
San Rafael Abajo is currently 6 hours behind UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Clock changes in San Rafael Abajo
370-day checked horizon
No UTC offset change was found through Wednesday, 21 July 2027 in runtime time-zone data 2026b.
Weather now
Weather in San Rafael Abajo
Conditions near San Rafael Abajo and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.
Partly cloudy
- Feels like
- 27°C
- Humidity
- 74%
- Wind
- 7.6 km/h NE
- Recent precipitation
- 0 mm
3-day forecast
- Patchy rain nearby17°C to 30°C77% chance of precipitationWind up to 10.4 km/h
- Patchy rain nearby19°C to 28°C57% chance of precipitationWind up to 10.4 km/h
- Patchy rain nearby17°C to 30°C68% chance of precipitationWind up to 9 km/h
Forecast valid from 20:45 local time. Updated 2026-07-17T03:01:19.368Z; refresh due by 2026-07-17T03:16:19.368Z.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for San Rafael Abajo
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for America/Costa_Rica, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.
Previous 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the previous 5 years.
Next 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the next 5 years.
Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.
Sun and Moon today
Sun and Moon in San Rafael Abajo
Daily astronomical events for Thursday, 16 July 2026, expressed in America/Costa_Rica local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.
Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Solar noon
- 11:43
- Civil twilight
- 05:01–18:25
Moon
- Moonrise
- 07:35
- Moonset
- 20:18
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 8%
Location context
About San Rafael Abajo
Location details for San Rafael Abajo in San José, Costa Rica.
- Administrative area
- San José, Costa Rica
- Population
- 27,419
- Coordinates
- 9.8310° N, 84.2901° W. The elevation is 826 metres.
Country context
Costa Rica at a glance
Country information for Costa Rica. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.
- Capital
- San Jose
- Country codes
- CR · CRI · 188
- Population
- 4,999,441
- Currency
- Costa Rican Colón (CRC)
- Calling code
- +506
- Languages
- Spanish (Costa Rica) and English
- Time zones represented
- 1 time zone is used by cities in this directory: America/Costa_Rica.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near San Rafael Abajo
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from San Rafael Abajo. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- TejarSan José, Costa Rica12 km southeast
America/Costa_RicaSame local time - San RafaelSan José, Costa Rica20 km northeast
America/Costa_RicaSame local time - San FelipeSan José, Costa Rica22 km east
America/Costa_RicaSame local time - AserríSan José, Costa Rica22 km east
America/Costa_RicaSame local time - San Juan de DiosSan José, Costa Rica23 km east
America/Costa_RicaSame local time - San Rafael ArribaSan José, Costa Rica24 km east
America/Costa_RicaSame local time
Data and methodology
The current time is calculated for America/Costa_Rica when the page loads. The offset history covers five years before and after today using IANA time-zone data version 2026b. Future changes are hidden when a newer published rule is not yet available to the calculator. GeoNames ID 3621659 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.
Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-17T03:01:19.347Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-17T03:01:19.368Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-17T03:01:19.367Z
View calculation details and sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · version 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · accessedPlace and country names, administrative areas, coordinates, population, capital, codes, currency, calling codes and languages.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · version 2026b · Public domain · accessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · version 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · accessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Complete Sun and Moon Data for One DayUnited States Naval Observatory · version API 4.0.1 · U.S. Government work · accessedDaily sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, solar transit, moonrise, moonset, phase and illumination.
- Weather and Geolocation APIWeatherAPI.com · version Forecast API v1; free plan · WeatherAPI.com terms; commercial and non-commercial use permitted by plan · accessedCurrent weather conditions, the next 24 hours and a three-day forecast.