Nosara to Palm Desert, CA: time difference
Palm Desert, 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 08:05 8:05 AM Palm Desert, CA 07:05 7:05 AM You –:–
08:05 8:05 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:25
07:05 7:05 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:53 · 🌙 18:09
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−1 h
Palm Desert, CA is 1 h behind Nosara.
When you, Nosara and Palm Desert, 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
🇺🇸 Palm Desert, 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 | 🇺🇸 Palm Desert, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:05 | 07:05 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 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 | 06:53 |
| Sunset | 17:25 | 18:09 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 11 h 16 min |
| People on this clock | 4,912 | 51,163 |
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Nosara and Palm Desert, CA: common questions
What is the time difference between Nosara and Palm Desert, CA?
Palm Desert is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−7, while Nosara is on UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Nosara, what time is it in Palm Desert, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Nosara, clocks in Palm Desert show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Nosara, what time is it in Palm Desert, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Nosara, clocks in Palm Desert show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Palm Desert, CA, from Nosara?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Nosara – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Palm Desert – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Nosara is it still yesterday in Palm Desert, CA?
Before 1:00 AM in Nosara, the date in Palm Desert has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Palm Desert, it is already the next day in Nosara.
Does the time gap between Nosara and Palm Desert, CA, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Palm Desert but not in Nosara. From November 1, 2026, Palm Desert will be 2 hours behind Nosara.
