Montreal to Guanacaste: time difference
Guanacaste is 2 h behind Montreal. 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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Montreal 07:09 7:09 AM Guanacaste 05:09 5:09 AM You –:–
07:09 7:09 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:11 · 🌙 18:10
05:09 5:09 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:31 · 🌙 17:25
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−2 h
Guanacaste is 2 h behind Montreal.
When you, Montreal and Guanacaste are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇦 Montreal
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
🇨🇷 Guanacaste
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 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇦 Montreal | 🇨🇷 Guanacaste |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:09 | 05:09 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Daylight Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Montreal | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Toronto | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:11 | 05:31 |
| Sunset | 18:10 | 17:25 |
| Daylight | 10 h 59 min | 11 h 55 min |
| People on this clock | 1,762,949 | 1,823 |
Compare Montreal with another city
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Montreal and Guanacaste: common questions
What is the time difference between Montreal and Guanacaste?
Guanacaste is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC−6, while Montreal is on UTC−4.
If it is 9:00 AM in Montreal, what time is it in Guanacaste?
At 9:00 AM in Montreal, clocks in Guanacaste show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Montreal, what time is it in Guanacaste?
At 6:00 PM in Montreal, clocks in Guanacaste show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Guanacaste from Montreal?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Montreal – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Guanacaste – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Montreal is it still yesterday in Guanacaste?
Before 2:00 AM in Montreal, the date in Guanacaste has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in Guanacaste, it is already the next day in Montreal.
Is the time difference between Montreal and Guanacaste the same all year?
No. Only Montreal switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Guanacaste will be 1 hour behind Montreal.
