Puntarenas to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 1 h ahead of Puntarenas. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Puntarenas 11:33 11:33 AM Austin, TX 12:33 12:33 PM You –:–
11:33 11:33 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:28 · 🌙 17:22
12:33 12:33 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:35 · 🌙 18:59
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+1 h
Austin, TX is 1 h ahead of Puntarenas.
When you, Puntarenas and Austin, TX are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇷 Puntarenas
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🇺🇸 Austin, TX
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 | 🇨🇷 Puntarenas | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:33 | 12:33 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Puntarenas | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:28 | 07:35 |
| Sunset | 17:22 | 18:59 |
| Daylight | 11 h 54 min | 11 h 24 min |
| People on this clock | 70,000 | 974,447 |
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Puntarenas and Austin, TX: common questions
How far ahead of Puntarenas is Austin, TX?
Austin is 1 hour ahead of Puntarenas: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Austin, TX, when it is 9:00 AM in Puntarenas?
When it is 9:00 AM in Puntarenas, it is 10:00 AM in Austin.
If it is 6:00 PM in Puntarenas, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Puntarenas, clocks in Austin show 7:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Puntarenas and Austin, TX, are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Puntarenas (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Austin), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Puntarenas is it tomorrow in Austin, TX?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Puntarenas, the date in Austin has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Austin, it is still the previous day in Puntarenas.
Does the time gap between Puntarenas and Austin, TX, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Austin but not in Puntarenas. From November 1, 2026, Austin and Puntarenas will have the same time.
