Nosara to San Rafael, CA: time difference
San Rafael, 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
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Nosara 21:42 9:42 PM San Rafael, CA 20:42 8:42 PM You –:–
21:42 9:42 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:28
20:42 8:42 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:15 · 🌙 18:39
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−1 h
San Rafael, CA is 1 h behind Nosara.
When you, Nosara and San Rafael, 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
🇺🇸 San Rafael, 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 | 🇺🇸 San Rafael, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:42 | 20:42 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 11, 2026 | Sunday, October 11, 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 | 07:15 |
| Sunset | 17:28 | 18:39 |
| Daylight | 11 h 57 min | 11 h 24 min |
| People on this clock | 4,912 | 58,704 |
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Nosara and San Rafael, CA: common questions
How far behind Nosara is San Rafael, CA?
San Rafael is 1 hour behind Nosara: UTC−7 against UTC−6.
What time is it in San Rafael, CA, at the start of the working day in Nosara?
The working day in Nosara starts at 9:00 AM; in San Rafael it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in San Rafael, CA, when it is 6:00 PM in Nosara?
When it is 6:00 PM in Nosara, it is 5:00 PM in San Rafael.
When is a good time to call San Rafael, CA, from Nosara?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Nosara – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Rafael – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in San Rafael, CA?
Until 1:00 AM in Nosara it is still the previous day in San Rafael. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in San Rafael it is already the next day in Nosara.
Is the time difference between Nosara and San Rafael, CA, the same all year?
No. Only San Rafael switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, San Rafael will be 2 hours behind Nosara.
