Sunrise Times in Costa Rica Today 🇨🇷

In Costa Rica, the sun rises at 05:15 local time today in the capital, San Jose. Sunrise times vary by a few minutes between cities depending on latitude and longitude.

Sunrise in San Jose today is at 05:15 local time. San Jose is the capital of Costa Rica.

Today, the earliest sunrise in Costa Rica is in Limón at 05:11, and the latest is in Nicoya at 05:20. The total spread is determined by how far east-west the country stretches.

The capital of Costa Rica, San Jose, gets about 12h 41m of daylight today between sunrise and sunset. Day length changes throughout the year, reaching its maximum at the summer solstice and minimum at the winter solstice.

Solar noon in San Jose today is at 11:36. This is when the sun is at its highest point in the sky and shadows are shortest. Solar noon is not the same as clock noon; the difference depends on longitude within the time zone and the equation of time.

Civil twilight in San Jose begins at 04:52 today. This is when the sun is 6 degrees below the horizon and the sky is bright enough to see clearly without artificial light.

Nautical twilight in San Jose runs from 04:25 in the morning to 18:47 in the evening. During nautical twilight, the horizon is visible at sea, which historically allowed sailors to take star-fix readings for navigation.

This page lists today's sunrise times for cities across Costa Rica. Click any city to see its full sunrise, sunset, twilight, and day-length data, plus a monthly calendar.