Costa Rica to Phuket: time difference
Phuket is 13 h ahead of Costa Rica. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Costa Rica 23:46 11:46 PM Phuket 12:46 12:46 PM You –:–
23:46 11:46 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:23
12:46 12:46 PM
Indochina Time · UTC+7
☀️ 06:14 · 🌙 18:14
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+13 h
Phuket is 13 h ahead of Costa Rica.
When you, Costa Rica and Phuket are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0 12 AM 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
🇹🇭 Phuket
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 🇹🇭 Phuket |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:46 | 12:46 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Indochina Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC+7 |
| Offset from Costa Rica | — | +13 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | Asia/Bangkok |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:25 | 06:14 |
| Sunset | 17:23 | 18:14 |
| Daylight | 11 h 57 min | 12 h |
| People on this clock | 5,044,197 | 79,308 |
Compare Costa Rica with another city
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Costa Rica and Phuket: common questions
How many hours ahead of Costa Rica is Phuket?
The clocks in Phuket are 13 hours ahead of those in Costa Rica (UTC+7 and UTC−6).
If it is 9:00 AM in Costa Rica, what time is it in Phuket?
At 9:00 AM in Costa Rica, clocks in Phuket show 10:00 PM.
What time is it in Phuket when it is 6:00 PM in Costa Rica?
When it is 6:00 PM in Costa Rica, it is 7:00 AM (the next day) in Phuket.
When is a good time to call Phuket from Costa Rica?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Costa Rica and in Phuket do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Costa Rica it is 10:00 PM in Phuket; when the working day starts in Phuket, it is 8:00 PM (the previous day) in Costa Rica.
When is it already the next day in Phuket?
From 11:00 AM in Costa Rica it is already the next day in Phuket. The other way round, until 1:00 PM in Phuket it is still the previous day in Costa Rica.
Does the time difference between Costa Rica and Phuket change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 13 hours all year.
