Current Date And Time In San Rafael Arriba, Costa Rica
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
23:54:26 CST
State: San José
Currency: Costa Rican Colón (CRC)
Timezone: UTC -06:00 (CST)
Population: 15,051
District: Desamparados
Planning commercial schedules or travel in San Rafael Arriba, San José, Costa Rica? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across San Rafael Arriba.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout San Rafael Arriba 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 San Rafael Arriba.
This is Costa Rica's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Costa Rica's country-level and San José holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in San Rafael Arriba 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 San José holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in San Rafael Arriba 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 |
Businesses in San Rafael Arriba generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of Costa Rica: banks and government offices close fully, while retail and hospitality tend to trim hours rather than close for the day.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in San Rafael Arriba, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 15,051 and running on the America/Costa_Rica time zone, San Rafael Arriba follows Costa Rica's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.