July 20, 2026 · Alajuela, Costa Rica
Sunrise in Alajuela today is at 05:25. Day length is 12h 38m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Alajuela's coordinates and updated daily.
Alajuela lies at 10°N. Near the tropics, day length stays close to 12 hours year-round, with only minor variation between seasons.
Sunrise shifts earlier through spring and later through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times shift month by month for Alajuela.
The longest day in Alajuela is around 12h 43m (around June 21). The shortest is around 11h 32m (around December 21).
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 05:59 | 17:34 | 11h 36m |
| February | 05:58 | 17:46 | 11h 48m |
| March | 05:45 | 17:49 | 12h 3m |
| April | 05:28 | 17:48 | 12h 20m |
| May | 05:17 | 17:51 | 12h 34m |
| June | 05:17 | 17:59 | 12h 42m |
| July | 05:24 | 18:03 | 12h 39m |
| August | 05:29 | 17:56 | 12h 28m |
| September | 05:28 | 17:39 | 12h 12m |
| October | 05:26 | 17:21 | 11h 55m |
| November | 05:32 | 17:12 | 11h 40m |
| December | 05:46 | 17:19 | 11h 33m |