Benin to Nosara: time difference
Nosara is 7 h behind Benin. 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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Benin 18:41 6:41 PM Nosara 11:41 11:41 AM You –:–
18:41 6:41 PM
West Africa Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:24 · 🌙 18:23
11:41 11:41 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:25
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−7 h
Nosara is 7 h behind Benin.
When you, Benin 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
🇳🇬 Benin
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
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 16 4 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇳🇬 Benin | 🇨🇷 Nosara |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:41 | 11:41 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | West Africa Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Benin | — | −7 h |
| IANA zone | Africa/Lagos | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:24 | 05:32 |
| Sunset | 18:23 | 17:25 |
| Daylight | 11 h 59 min | 11 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 1,147,188 | 4,912 |
Compare Benin with another city
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Benin and Nosara: common questions
How far behind Benin is Nosara?
Nosara is 7 hours behind Benin: UTC−6 against UTC+1.
If it is 9:00 AM in Benin, what time is it in Nosara?
At 9:00 AM in Benin, clocks in Nosara show 2:00 AM.
What time is it in Nosara at the end of the working day in Benin?
The working day in Benin ends at 6:00 PM; in Nosara it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Nosara from Benin?
Between 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Benin – that is 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Nosara – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Nosara?
Until 7:00 AM in Benin it is still the previous day in Nosara. The other way round, from 5:00 PM in Nosara it is already the next day in Benin.
Does the time difference between Benin and Nosara change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 7 hours all year.
