Costa Rica is in the Central Time Zone (CT). The Central Time Zone is six hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and one hour ahead of Eastern Standard Time (EST).

The time in Costa Rica is currently the same as in the following time zones:

Central Standard Time (CST)
Central Daylight Time (CDT)
During the period of Daylight Saving Time (DST), which runs from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November, the time in Costa Rica is the same as in the following time zone:

Central Daylight Time (CDT)
It is important to note that Costa Rica does not observe DST, so the time in Costa Rica does not change during this period.