Mtwara to Nosara: time difference
Nosara is 9 h behind Mtwara. 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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Mtwara 04:26 4:26 AM Nosara 19:26 7:26 PM You –:–
04:26 4:26 AM
East Africa Time · UTC+3
☀️ 05:48 · 🌙 18:19
19:26 7:26 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:35 · 🌙 17:19
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−9 h
Nosara is 9 h behind Mtwara.
When you, Mtwara 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
🇹🇿 Mtwara
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
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 13 1 PM 14 2 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇿 Mtwara | 🇨🇷 Nosara |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:26 | 19:26 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | East Africa Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Mtwara | — | −9 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Dar es Salaam | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:48 | 05:35 |
| Sunset | 18:19 | 17:19 |
| Daylight | 12 h 31 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 140,793 | 4,912 |
Compare Mtwara with another city
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Big time differences
Mtwara and Nosara: common questions
How far behind Mtwara is Nosara?
Nosara is 9 hours behind Mtwara: UTC−6 against UTC+3.
What time is it in Nosara at the start of the working day in Mtwara?
The working day in Mtwara starts at 9:00 AM; in Nosara it is 12:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Mtwara, what time is it in Nosara?
At 6:00 PM in Mtwara, clocks in Nosara show 9:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Nosara from Mtwara?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Mtwara and in Nosara do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Mtwara it is 12:00 AM in Nosara; when the working day starts in Nosara, it is 6:00 PM in Mtwara.
When does the date change in Nosara compared with Mtwara?
The new day starts in Nosara later: until 9:00 AM in Mtwara, it is still the previous day there. From 3:00 PM in Nosara, Mtwara is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Mtwara and Nosara change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Mtwara nor in Nosara, so the gap is 9 hours all year round.
