Right now, local time in Quepos is 14:18 (CST, UTC-06:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Quepos ranks #52819 worldwide by population and #61 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 39m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Day length
- 11h 47m
- Solar noon
- 11:21
- Daylight range
- 11h 34m (winter) – 12h 40m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Quepos — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 9.4306° N, 84.1623° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Puntarenas Province
- Country
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
- Population
- 7,810 · #52819 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Quepos through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 9.43° S, 95.84° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is West Island, Cocos Islands, about 322 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 02:48 GMT+6:30 (Indian/Cocos)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Quepos today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:15
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Dhuhr
- 11:21
- Asr
- 14:41
- Maghrib
- 17:14
- Isha
- 18:21
- Qibla direction
- 60.0° from north (ENE (60°))
Full prayer timetable for Quepos — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Quepos sits in the America/Costa_Rica time zone, UTC-06:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 47m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 130 cities we cover in Costa Rica.
Quepos's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 3,624 km away; even Singapore lies some 18,526 km off. Its position on the globe is 9.43° N, 84.16° 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 | 12:18 | −2h |
| Chicago | 14:18 | same time |
| São Paulo | 17:18 | +3h |
| London | 20:18 | +6h |
| Paris | 21:18 | +7h |
| Moscow | 23:18 | +9h |
| Dubai | 00:18 | +10h |
| Mumbai | 01:48 | +11h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:18 | +14h |
| Hong Kong | 04:18 | +14h |
| Tokyo | 05:18 | +15h |
| Sydney | 07:18 | +17h |
Best time to call Quepos
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Quepos local time:
Cities sharing Quepos's time zone
Other cities in Costa Rica
- San José14:18
- Limón14:18
- San Francisco14:18
- Alajuela14:18
- Liberia14:18
- Paraíso14:18
- Puntarenas14:18
- San Isidro14:18
- Curridabat14:18
- San Vicente14:18
- San Vicente de Moravia14:18
- San José14:18
Distances from Quepos
| Chicago | 3,624 km | N (355°) |
| Los Angeles | 4,421 km | NW (313°) |
| São Paulo | 5,486 km | SE (133°) |
| London | 8,776 km | NE (39°) |
| Paris | 8,965 km | NE (42°) |
| Moscow | 11,011 km | NNE (29°) |
| Tokyo | 13,213 km | NW (320°) |
| Sydney | 13,769 km | SW (235°) |
| Dubai | 14,172 km | NE (48°) |
| Hong Kong | 15,958 km | NNW (331°) |
| Mumbai | 15,971 km | NE (38°) |
| Singapore | 18,526 km | NW (323°) |
Cities near Quepos
- Parrita20 km · 14:18
- San Marcos30 km · 14:18
- San Pablo31 km · 14:18
- Tejar36 km · 14:18
- Monterrey37 km · 14:18
- San Ignacio41 km · 14:18
- Pacayas44 km · 14:18
- Palmichal46 km · 14:18
FAQ
What time is it in Quepos right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Quepos (Costa Rica), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Quepos in?
Quepos runs on the America/Costa_Rica IANA time zone (UTC-06:00), currently abbreviated CST.
Does Quepos observe daylight saving time?
Quepos does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Quepos today?
Quepos sees sunrise at 05:28 and sunset at 17:14 today, giving 11h 47m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Quepos tonight?
The moon phase over Quepos tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Quepos?
The antipode of Quepos — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 9.43° S, 95.84° E. It falls on land, near West Island, Cocos Islands, about 322 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Quepos?
Quepos lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Quepos?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Quepos, clocks run about 39 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.