Xiamen to Nosara: time difference
Nosara is 14 h behind Xiamen. 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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Xiamen 11:19 11:19 AM Nosara 21:19 9:19 PM You –:–
11:19 11:19 AM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:04 · 🌙 17:47
21:19 9:19 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:29
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−14 h
Nosara is 14 h behind Xiamen.
When you, Xiamen and Nosara are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇳 Xiamen
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
🇨🇷 Nosara
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇳 Xiamen | 🇨🇷 Nosara |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:19 | 21:19 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | China Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Xiamen | — | −14 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Shanghai | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:04 | 05:32 |
| Sunset | 17:47 | 17:29 |
| Daylight | 11 h 44 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 3,531,000 | 4,912 |
Compare Xiamen with another city
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Big time differences
Xiamen and Nosara: common questions
What is the time difference between Xiamen and Nosara?
Nosara is 14 hours behind: it uses UTC−6, while Xiamen is on UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Xiamen, what time is it in Nosara?
At 9:00 AM in Xiamen, clocks in Nosara show 7:00 PM (the previous day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Xiamen, what time is it in Nosara?
At 6:00 PM in Xiamen, clocks in Nosara show 4:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Nosara from Xiamen?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Xiamen and in Nosara do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Xiamen it is 7:00 PM (the previous day) in Nosara; when the working day starts in Nosara, it is 11:00 PM in Xiamen.
Until what time in Xiamen is it still yesterday in Nosara?
Before 2:00 PM in Xiamen, the date in Nosara has not changed yet. From 10:00 AM in Nosara, it is already the next day in Xiamen.
Does the time difference between Xiamen and Nosara change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 14 hours all year.
