Matola to Nosara: time difference
Nosara is 8 h behind Matola. 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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Matola 08:52 8:52 AM Nosara 00:52 12:52 AM You –:–
08:52 8:52 AM
Central Africa Time · UTC+2
☀️ 05:13 · 🌙 17:59
00:52 12:52 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:25
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−8 h
Nosara is 8 h behind Matola.
When you, Matola 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
🇲🇿 Matola
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
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 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇿 Matola | 🇨🇷 Nosara |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:52 | 00:52 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Africa Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Matola | — | −8 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Maputo | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:13 | 05:32 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 17:25 |
| Daylight | 12 h 45 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 675,422 | 4,912 |
Compare Matola with another city
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Matola and Nosara: common questions
How many hours behind Matola is Nosara?
The clocks in Nosara are 8 hours behind those in Matola (UTC−6 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Matola, what time is it in Nosara?
At 9:00 AM in Matola, clocks in Nosara show 1:00 AM.
What time is it in Nosara when it is 6:00 PM in Matola?
When it is 6:00 PM in Matola, it is 10:00 AM in Nosara.
When do working hours in Matola and in Nosara overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Matola, which is 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Nosara.
When is it still the previous day in Nosara?
Until 8:00 AM in Matola it is still the previous day in Nosara. The other way round, from 4:00 PM in Nosara it is already the next day in Matola.
Does the time difference between Matola and Nosara change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 8 hours all year.
