Nosara to Foster City, CA: time difference
Foster City, CA is 1 h behind Nosara. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Nosara 03:30 3:30 AM Foster City, CA 02:30 2:30 AM You –:–
03:30 3:30 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:23
02:30 2:30 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:25 · 🌙 18:24
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−1 h
Foster City, CA is 1 h behind Nosara.
When you, Nosara and Foster City, CA are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇷 Nosara
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
🇺🇸 Foster City, CA
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 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 Nosara | 🇺🇸 Foster City, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:30 | 02:30 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Thursday, October 22, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Nosara | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:32 | 07:25 |
| Sunset | 17:23 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 51 min | 10 h 59 min |
| People on this clock | 4,912 | 30,567 |
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Nosara and Foster City, CA: common questions
How far behind Nosara is Foster City, CA?
Foster City is 1 hour behind Nosara: UTC−7 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Foster City, CA, at the start of the working day in Nosara?
The working day in Nosara starts at 9:00 AM; in Foster City it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Foster City, CA, at the end of the working day in Nosara?
The working day in Nosara ends at 6:00 PM; in Foster City it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Nosara and Foster City, CA, are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Nosara (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Foster City), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Foster City, CA?
Until 1:00 AM in Nosara it is still the previous day in Foster City. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Foster City it is already the next day in Nosara.
Is the time difference between Nosara and Foster City, CA, the same all year?
No. Only Foster City switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Foster City will be 2 hours behind Nosara.
