Nosara to Hickory, NC: time difference
Hickory, NC is 2 h ahead of Nosara. 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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Nosara 05:25 5:25 AM Hickory, NC 07:25 7:25 AM You –:–
05:25 5:25 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:25
07:25 7:25 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:35 · 🌙 18:47
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+2 h
Hickory, NC is 2 h ahead of Nosara.
When you, Nosara and Hickory, NC 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
🇺🇸 Hickory, NC
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 Nosara | 🇺🇸 Hickory, NC |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:25 | 07:25 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Nosara | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/New York |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:32 | 07:35 |
| Sunset | 17:25 | 18:47 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 11 h 12 min |
| People on this clock | 4,912 | 40,374 |
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Nosara and Hickory, NC: common questions
How many hours ahead of Nosara is Hickory, NC?
The clocks in Hickory are 2 hours ahead of those in Nosara (UTC−4 and UTC−6).
What time is it in Hickory, NC, when it is 9:00 AM in Nosara?
When it is 9:00 AM in Nosara, it is 11:00 AM in Hickory.
What time is it in Hickory, NC, at the end of the working day in Nosara?
The working day in Nosara ends at 6:00 PM; in Hickory it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Hickory, NC, from Nosara?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Nosara – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Hickory – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Nosara is it tomorrow in Hickory, NC?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Nosara, the date in Hickory has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Hickory, it is still the previous day in Nosara.
Is the time difference between Nosara and Hickory, NC, the same all year?
No. Only Hickory switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Hickory will be 1 hour ahead of Nosara.
