Matara to Nosara: time difference
Nosara is 11 h 30 min behind Matara. 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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Matara 00:58 12:58 AM Nosara 13:28 1:28 PM You –:–
00:58 12:58 AM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:53
13:28 1:28 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:25
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−11 h 30 min
Nosara is 11 h 30 min behind Matara.
When you, Matara 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
🇱🇰 Matara
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
12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM 2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇱🇰 Matara | 🇨🇷 Nosara |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:58 | 13:28 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | India Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5:30 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Matara | — | −11 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Asia/Colombo | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:54 | 05:32 |
| Sunset | 17:53 | 17:25 |
| Daylight | 11 h 59 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 100,000 | 4,912 |
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Matara and Nosara: common questions
How far behind Matara is Nosara?
Nosara is 11 hours and 30 minutes behind Matara: UTC−6 against UTC+5:30.
If it is 9:00 AM in Matara, what time is it in Nosara?
At 9:00 AM in Matara, clocks in Nosara show 9:30 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Matara, what time is it in Nosara?
At 6:00 PM in Matara, clocks in Nosara show 6:30 AM.
When do working hours in Matara and in Nosara overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Matara (9:00 AM) is 9:30 PM (the previous day) in Nosara, and the start of the day in Nosara is 8:30 PM in Matara.
When does the date change in Nosara compared with Matara?
The new day starts in Nosara later: until 11:30 AM in Matara, it is still the previous day there. From 12:30 PM in Nosara, Matara is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Matara and Nosara change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 11 hours and 30 minutes all year.
