Current Date And Time In San Rafael, Costa Rica
Saturday, 25 July 2026
19:23:50 CST
State: Cartago Province
Currency: Costa Rican Colón (CRC)
Timezone: UTC -06:00 (CST)
District: La Unión
Explore complete geographic and administrative data about San Rafael, a city in Cartago Province, Costa Rica in North America. Find GPS coordinates, time zone, currency, dialing code, TLD domain, elevation and the live local date & time for San Rafael — all in one place for quick reference, business planning and location intelligence.
Key Benefits: Location intelligence for market research • Real-time local date & time for global scheduling • Currency data for financial planning • GPS coordinates for logistics & route planning • Dialing code for telecom setup • City-level data for strategic decision-making
| Category | Attribute | Value |
|---|---|---|
| City | ||
| Full Name | San Rafael | |
| District / County | La Unión | |
| State | Cartago Province | |
| Country | Costa Rica | |
| Continent | North America | |
| Ranking & Classification | ||
| City Type | Populated Place | |
| Currency | ||
| Name | Costa Rican Colón | |
| Code ISO-4217 | CRC | |
| Symbol | ₡ | |
| Dialing Code | ||
| Country Calling Code | +506 | |
| International Exit Prefix | 00 | |
| Internet Top-Level Domain (TLD) | ||
| Domain | .cr | |
| GPS Coordinates | ||
| Latitude | 9.91 | |
| Longitude | -83.98 | |
| Decimal Degrees (DD) | 9.908° N 83.977° W | |
| Degrees Minutes Seconds (DMS) | 9° 54' 30" N 83° 58' 35" W | |
| Degrees Decimal Minutes (DDM) | 9° 54.49' N 83° 58.59' W | |
| Location Context | ||
| Distance to Cartago Province Capital | 8 km Southeast of Cartago | |
| Nearest City in Another Country | Grey Town, Nicaragua (118 km) | |
| Time Zone | ||
| UTC Offset | -06:00 | |
| Daylight Saving Time (DST) | No Daylight Saving Time, same UTC offset for all year | |
| Sun Times Today | ||
| Sunrise | 🔥 05:23 AM | |
| Sunset | 🌅 06:01 PM | |
| Day Length | 12h 37m | |
| Local & Administrative | ||
| Local Time Zone (IANA) | America/Costa_Rica |
San Rafael is a city situated in Cartago Province, Costa Rica, within North America. It falls under La Unión, which handles local administration for the surrounding area. GeoNames classifies San Rafael as a Populated Place. Retailers, logistics planners and site-selection teams pull city-level records like this one for market research, distribution mapping and strategic decision-making. › See every city in Cartago Province
The latitude and longitude of San Rafael pin its exact position for route planning, delivery mapping and territory analysis. › Open San Rafael on the map
San Rafael runs on UTC -06:00. Matching this offset is useful when booking calls, scheduling deliveries or coordinating remote teams with partners in other regions. › Compare time zones across countries
Payments and pricing in San Rafael run on Costa Rican Colón (CRC), shown with the symbol ₡. Keep this on hand for budgeting a trip, invoicing local partners or tracking exchange-rate exposure. › San Rafael exchange rates
To ring a number in San Rafael from outside Costa Rica, dial +506 ahead of the local number. Call centers, VoIP providers and remote-support desks use this prefix to route traffic correctly into San Rafael and the towns around it. › All country calling codes
It lies about 8 km Southeast of Cartago, the state capital. Numbers like these support site selection, competitive benchmarking and expansion plans for teams entering the Cartago Province market. › Cities near San Rafael
San Rafael sits within La Unión, is part of Cartago Province in Costa Rica. It is classified as a Populated Place.
San Rafael keeps UTC -06:00. Today the sun rises around 05:23 AM and sets around 06:01 PM local time. See time zones for every country to plan across regions.
Businesses and shops in San Rafael price in Costa Rican colón (CRC), written with the symbol ₡. Check live rates on our San Rafael currency page.
San Rafael is about 8 km Southeast of Cartago, the capital of Cartago Province. See cities near San Rafael for more nearby distances.
Crossing the nearest international border from San Rafael lands you closest to Grey Town, Nicaragua, about 118 km away. Freight forwarders, customs brokers and cross-border travel planners use this figure to judge how close San Rafael sits to a neighboring country's trade routes and border crossings.
