Right now, local time in Nicoya is 07:04 (CST, UTC-06:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Nicoya ranks #33583 worldwide by population and #40 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 34m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Day length
- 11h 45m
- Solar noon
- 11:26
- Daylight range
- 11h 32m (winter) – 12h 43m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Nicoya — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 10.1504° N, 85.4509° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Guanacaste Province
- Country
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
- Population
- 15,313 · #33583 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Nicoya through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 10.15° S, 94.55° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is West Island, Cocos Islands, about 334 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 19:34 GMT+6:30 (Indian/Cocos)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Nicoya today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:21
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Dhuhr
- 11:26
- Asr
- 14:46
- Maghrib
- 17:18
- Isha
- 18:26
- Qibla direction
- 59.1° from north (ENE (59°))
Full prayer timetable for Nicoya — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Nicoya 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.
Nicoya's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 3,535 km away; even Singapore lies some 18,376 km off. Its position on the globe is 10.15° N, 85.45° 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 | 05:04 | −2h |
| Chicago | 07:04 | same time |
| São Paulo | 10:04 | +3h |
| London | 13:04 | +6h |
| Paris | 14:04 | +7h |
| Moscow | 16:04 | +9h |
| Dubai | 17:04 | +10h |
| Mumbai | 18:34 | +11h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:04 | +14h |
| Hong Kong | 21:04 | +14h |
| Tokyo | 22:04 | +15h |
| Sydney | 00:04 | +17h |
Best time to call Nicoya
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Nicoya local time:
Cities sharing Nicoya's time zone
Other cities in Costa Rica
- San José07:04
- Limón07:04
- San Francisco07:04
- Alajuela07:04
- Liberia07:04
- Paraíso07:04
- Puntarenas07:04
- San Isidro07:04
- Curridabat07:04
- San Vicente07:04
- San Vicente de Moravia07:04
- San José07:04
Distances from Nicoya
| Chicago | 3,535 km | N (357°) |
| Los Angeles | 4,264 km | NW (314°) |
| São Paulo | 5,644 km | SE (132°) |
| London | 8,803 km | NE (39°) |
| Paris | 8,999 km | NE (42°) |
| Moscow | 11,009 km | NNE (29°) |
| Tokyo | 13,061 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 13,698 km | SW (236°) |
| Dubai | 14,221 km | NE (46°) |
| Hong Kong | 15,819 km | NNW (330°) |
| Mumbai | 15,993 km | NE (36°) |
| Singapore | 18,376 km | NW (321°) |
Cities near Nicoya
FAQ
What time is it in Nicoya right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Nicoya (Costa Rica), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Nicoya in?
Nicoya runs on the America/Costa_Rica IANA time zone (UTC-06:00), currently abbreviated CST.
Does Nicoya observe daylight saving time?
Nicoya does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Nicoya today?
Nicoya sees sunrise at 05:33 and sunset at 17:19 today, giving 11h 45m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Nicoya tonight?
The moon phase over Nicoya tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Nicoya?
The antipode of Nicoya — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 10.15° S, 94.55° E. It falls on land, near West Island, Cocos Islands, about 334 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Nicoya?
Nicoya lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Nicoya?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Nicoya, clocks run about 34 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.