Arenal to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 1 h ahead of Arenal. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Arenal 02:19 2:19 AM Austin, TX 03:19 3:19 AM You –:–
02:19 2:19 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:28 · 🌙 17:22
03:19 3:19 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:34 · 🌙 19:01
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+1 h
Austin, TX is 1 h ahead of Arenal.
When you, Arenal and Austin, TX are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇨🇷 Arenal
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🇺🇸 Austin, TX
1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 Arenal | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:19 | 03:19 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Arenal | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:28 | 07:34 |
| Sunset | 17:22 | 19:01 |
| Daylight | 11 h 54 min | 11 h 28 min |
| People on this clock | 2,300 | 974,447 |
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Arenal and Austin, TX: common questions
How far ahead of Arenal is Austin, TX?
Austin is 1 hour ahead of Arenal: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Arenal, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Arenal, clocks in Austin show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Arenal, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Arenal, clocks in Austin show 7:00 PM.
When do working hours in Arenal and in Austin, TX, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Arenal, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Austin.
When is it already the next day in Austin, TX?
From 11:00 PM in Arenal it is already the next day in Austin. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Austin it is still the previous day in Arenal.
Does the time difference between Arenal and Austin, TX, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Austin. From November 1, 2026, Austin and Arenal will have the same time.
