Current Date And Time In Cot, Costa Rica
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
15:34:05 CST
State: Cartago Province
Currency: Costa Rican Colón (CRC)
Timezone: UTC -06:00 (CST)
Population: 6,784
District: Oreamuno
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Cot, Cartago Province, Costa Rica? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Cot.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Cot follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. 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 Cot.
This is Costa Rica's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Costa Rica's country-level and Cartago Province holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Cot 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 Cartago Province holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Cot 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 |
Cot'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.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Cot, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 6,784 and running on the America/Costa_Rica time zone, Cot follows Costa Rica's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.