Right now, local time in Guápiles is 10:47 (CST, UTC-06:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Guápiles ranks #28514 worldwide by population and #34 in Costa Rica.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Costa_Rica CST
- UTC offset
- UTC-06:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 41m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Day length
- 11h 45m
- Solar noon
- 11:19
- Daylight range
- 11h 32m (winter) – 12h 43m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Guápiles — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 10.2168° N, 83.7848° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Limón Province
- Country
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
- Population
- 19,092 · #28514 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Guápiles through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 10.22° S, 96.22° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is West Island, Cocos Islands, about 226 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 23:17 GMT+6:30 (Indian/Cocos)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Guápiles today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:14
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Dhuhr
- 11:20
- Asr
- 14:40
- Maghrib
- 17:11
- Isha
- 18:19
- Qibla direction
- 59.8° from north (ENE (60°))
Full prayer timetable for Guápiles — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Guápiles sits in the America/Costa_Rica time zone, UTC-06:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 45m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 130 cities we cover in Costa Rica.
Guápiles's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 3,541 km away; even Singapore lies some 18,478 km off. Its position on the globe is 10.22° N, 83.78° W, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 08:47 | −2h |
| Chicago | 10:47 | same time |
| São Paulo | 13:47 | +3h |
| London | 16:47 | +6h |
| Paris | 17:47 | +7h |
| Moscow | 19:47 | +9h |
| Dubai | 20:47 | +10h |
| Mumbai | 22:17 | +11h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:47 | +14h |
| Hong Kong | 00:47 | +14h |
| Tokyo | 01:47 | +15h |
| Sydney | 03:47 | +17h |
Best time to call Guápiles
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Guápiles local time:
Cities sharing Guápiles's time zone
Other cities in Costa Rica
- San José10:47
- Limón10:47
- San Francisco10:47
- Alajuela10:47
- Liberia10:47
- Paraíso10:47
- Puntarenas10:47
- San Isidro10:47
- Curridabat10:47
- San Vicente10:47
- San Vicente de Moravia10:47
- San José10:47
Distances from Guápiles
| Chicago | 3,541 km | N (355°) |
| Los Angeles | 4,392 km | NW (313°) |
| São Paulo | 5,515 km | SE (133°) |
| London | 8,682 km | NE (39°) |
| Paris | 8,872 km | NE (42°) |
| Moscow | 10,915 km | NNE (29°) |
| Tokyo | 13,172 km | NW (321°) |
| Sydney | 13,853 km | SW (236°) |
| Dubai | 14,083 km | NE (48°) |
| Mumbai | 15,877 km | NE (38°) |
| Hong Kong | 15,902 km | NNW (332°) |
| Singapore | 18,478 km | NNW (326°) |
Cities near Guápiles
FAQ
What time is it in Guápiles right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Guápiles (Costa Rica), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Guápiles in?
Guápiles runs on the America/Costa_Rica IANA time zone (UTC-06:00), currently abbreviated CST.
Does Guápiles observe daylight saving time?
Guápiles does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Guápiles today?
Guápiles sees sunrise at 05:27 and sunset at 17:12 today, giving 11h 45m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Guápiles tonight?
The moon phase over Guápiles tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.2% illumination.
What is the antipode of Guápiles?
The antipode of Guápiles — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 10.22° S, 96.22° E. It falls on land, near West Island, Cocos Islands, about 226 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Guápiles?
Guápiles lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Guápiles?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Guápiles, clocks run about 41 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.