Current Date And Time In Desamparados, Costa Rica
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
09:11:46 CST
State: Alajuela Province
Currency: Costa Rican Colón (CRC)
Timezone: UTC -06:00 (CST)
Population: 14,448
District: San Mateo
Checking bank closures, municipal non-working days, and upcoming public holiday dates in Desamparados, Alajuela Province? Here is the complete city holiday reference for Desamparados.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Desamparados align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Día de la Independencia de Costa Rica on September 15) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Desamparados.
This is Costa Rica's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Costa Rica's country-level and Alajuela Province holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Desamparados as anywhere else in Costa Rica.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Costa Rica's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Costa Rica's country and Alajuela Province holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Desamparados just as everywhere else in Costa Rica.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Día de la Independencia de Costa Rica | September 15 | National Holiday | Full National Closure (Mandatory Paid Rest Day) | www.presidencia.go.cr |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Día de la Independencia de Costa Rica | Tue, Sep 15, 2026 | Take the Monday before off for a 4-day weekend |
Desamparados's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Costa Rica's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
A statutory holiday falling on a Saturday or Sunday in Desamparados doesn't simply get skipped — Costa Rica's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
With a population of 14,448 and running on the America/Costa_Rica time zone, Desamparados follows Costa Rica's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.