Nosara to Lake Forest, CA: time difference
Lake Forest, CA is 1 h behind 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 08:16 8:16 AM Lake Forest, CA 07:16 7:16 AM You –:–
08:16 8:16 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:24
07:16 7:16 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:00 · 🌙 18:12
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−1 h
Lake Forest, CA is 1 h behind Nosara.
When you, Nosara and Lake Forest, 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
🇺🇸 Lake Forest, 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 | 🇺🇸 Lake Forest, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:16 | 07:16 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 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 | 07:00 |
| Sunset | 17:24 | 18:12 |
| Daylight | 11 h 52 min | 11 h 12 min |
| People on this clock | 4,912 | 19,367 |
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Nosara and Lake Forest, CA: common questions
How many hours behind Nosara is Lake Forest, CA?
The clocks in Lake Forest are 1 hour behind those in Nosara (UTC−7 and UTC−6).
What time is it in Lake Forest, CA, at the start of the working day in Nosara?
The working day in Nosara starts at 9:00 AM; in Lake Forest it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Lake Forest, CA, when it is 6:00 PM in Nosara?
When it is 6:00 PM in Nosara, it is 5:00 PM in Lake Forest.
When is a good time to call Lake Forest, CA, from Nosara?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Nosara – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Lake Forest – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Lake Forest, CA, compared with Nosara?
The new day starts in Lake Forest later: until 1:00 AM in Nosara, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Lake Forest, Nosara is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Nosara and Lake Forest, CA, the same all year?
No. Only Lake Forest switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Lake Forest will be 2 hours behind Nosara.
