Iowa City, IA to Nosara: time difference
Nosara is 1 h behind Iowa City, IA. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Iowa City, IA 13:50 1:50 PM Nosara 12:50 12:50 PM You –:–
13:50 1:50 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:23 · 🌙 18:20
12:50 12:50 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:25
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−1 h
Nosara is 1 h behind Iowa City, IA.
When you, Iowa City, IA and Nosara are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇺🇸 Iowa City, IA
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
🇨🇷 Nosara
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Iowa City, IA | 🇨🇷 Nosara |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:50 | 12:50 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Daylight Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Iowa City, IA | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Chicago | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:23 | 05:32 |
| Sunset | 18:20 | 17:25 |
| Daylight | 10 h 57 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 74,828 | 4,912 |
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Iowa City, IA and Nosara: common questions
How many hours behind Iowa City, IA, is Nosara?
The clocks in Nosara are 1 hour behind those in Iowa City (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Iowa City, IA, what time is it in Nosara?
At 9:00 AM in Iowa City, clocks in Nosara show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Nosara when it is 6:00 PM in Iowa City, IA?
When it is 6:00 PM in Iowa City, it is 5:00 PM in Nosara.
When do working hours in Iowa City, IA, and in Nosara overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Iowa City, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Nosara.
When is it still the previous day in Nosara?
Until 1:00 AM in Iowa City, IA, it is still the previous day in Nosara. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Nosara it is already the next day in Iowa City.
Is the time difference between Iowa City, IA, and Nosara the same all year?
No. Only Iowa City switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Nosara and Iowa City will have the same time.
