Nosara to Urbandale, IA: time difference
Urbandale, IA is 1 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 18:30 6:30 PM Urbandale, IA 19:30 7:30 PM You –:–
18:30 6:30 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:24
19:30 7:30 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:33 · 🌙 18:28
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+1 h
Urbandale, IA is 1 h ahead of Nosara.
When you, Nosara and Urbandale, IA 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
🇺🇸 Urbandale, IA
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 Nosara | 🇺🇸 Urbandale, IA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:30 | 19:30 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Nosara | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:32 | 07:33 |
| Sunset | 17:24 | 18:28 |
| Daylight | 11 h 52 min | 10 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 4,912 | 45,580 |
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Nosara and Urbandale, IA: common questions
How many hours ahead of Nosara is Urbandale, IA?
The clocks in Urbandale are 1 hour ahead of those in Nosara (UTC−5 and UTC−6).
If it is 9:00 AM in Nosara, what time is it in Urbandale, IA?
At 9:00 AM in Nosara, clocks in Urbandale show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Urbandale, IA, at the end of the working day in Nosara?
The working day in Nosara ends at 6:00 PM; in Urbandale it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Nosara and Urbandale, IA, are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Nosara (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Urbandale), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Urbandale, IA?
From 11:00 PM in Nosara it is already the next day in Urbandale. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Urbandale it is still the previous day in Nosara.
Does the time difference between Nosara and Urbandale, IA, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Urbandale. From November 1, 2026, Urbandale and Nosara will have the same time.
