Right now, local time in Tamarindo is 07:50 (CST, UTC-06:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Tamarindo ranks #59775 worldwide by population and #71 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 32m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Day length
- 11h 45m
- Solar noon
- 11:28
- Daylight range
- 11h 31m (winter) – 12h 44m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Tamarindo — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 10.2991° N, 85.8411° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Guanacaste Province
- Country
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
- Population
- 6,375 · #59775 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Tamarindo through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 10.30° S, 94.16° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is West Island, Cocos Islands, about 356 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 20:20 GMT+6:30 (Indian/Cocos)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Tamarindo today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:23
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Dhuhr
- 11:28
- Asr
- 14:48
- Maghrib
- 17:19
- Isha
- 18:27
- Qibla direction
- 58.9° from north (ENE (59°))
Full prayer timetable for Tamarindo — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Tamarindo 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.
Tamarindo's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Chicago, 3,516 km away; even Singapore lies some 18,336 km off. Its position on the globe is 10.30° N, 85.84° 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 | 05:50 | −2h |
| Chicago | 07:50 | same time |
| São Paulo | 10:50 | +3h |
| London | 13:50 | +6h |
| Paris | 14:50 | +7h |
| Moscow | 16:50 | +9h |
| Dubai | 17:50 | +10h |
| Mumbai | 19:20 | +11h 30m |
| Singapore | 21:50 | +14h |
| Hong Kong | 21:50 | +14h |
| Tokyo | 22:50 | +15h |
| Sydney | 00:50 | +17h |
Best time to call Tamarindo
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Tamarindo local time:
Cities sharing Tamarindo's time zone
Other cities in Costa Rica
- San José07:50
- Limón07:50
- San Francisco07:50
- Alajuela07:50
- Liberia07:50
- Paraíso07:50
- Puntarenas07:50
- San Isidro07:50
- Curridabat07:50
- San Vicente07:50
- San Vicente de Moravia07:50
- San José07:50
Distances from Tamarindo
| Chicago | 3,516 km | N (357°) |
| Los Angeles | 4,221 km | NW (314°) |
| São Paulo | 5,687 km | SE (132°) |
| London | 8,817 km | NE (39°) |
| Paris | 9,016 km | NE (42°) |
| Moscow | 11,015 km | NNE (28°) |
| Tokyo | 13,020 km | NW (319°) |
| Sydney | 13,672 km | SW (236°) |
| Dubai | 14,241 km | NE (46°) |
| Hong Kong | 15,783 km | NNW (329°) |
| Mumbai | 16,005 km | NE (36°) |
| Singapore | 18,336 km | NW (320°) |
Cities near Tamarindo
FAQ
What time is it in Tamarindo right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Tamarindo (Costa Rica), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Tamarindo in?
Tamarindo runs on the America/Costa_Rica IANA time zone (UTC-06:00), currently abbreviated CST.
Does Tamarindo observe daylight saving time?
Tamarindo does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Tamarindo today?
Tamarindo sees sunrise at 05:35 and sunset at 17:20 today, giving 11h 45m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Tamarindo tonight?
The moon phase over Tamarindo tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 49.5% illumination.
What is the antipode of Tamarindo?
The antipode of Tamarindo — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 10.30° S, 94.16° E. It falls on land, near West Island, Cocos Islands, about 356 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Tamarindo?
Tamarindo lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Tamarindo?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Tamarindo, clocks run about 32 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.