Difference time between Costa Rica and South Africa in hours, minutes, and seconds is [ -8 hours ] with gregorian date today is Monday 24th of November 2025 in Costa Rican local time, Where the time now in Costa Rica is 13:58 PM and the time now in South Africa is 21:58 PM in South African local time and the time comparison between Republic of Costa Rica and South Africa in greenwich time ( GMT ) where Costa Rica late for greenwich time ( GMT -06:00 ) while South Africa advanced about greenwich time ( GMT +02:00 ).