La Fortuna — time and weather
La Fortuna is a city in Costa Rica, in the America/Costa_Rica time zone. This page shows the current local time in La Fortuna and the current weather: temperature, precipitation and wind speed.
About the time in La Fortuna
Local time in La Fortuna is based on the America/Costa_Rica time zone. Daylight saving time, where it applies in this region, is handled automatically. The current offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is shown next to the clock. The time on this page updates every second and is synced with your device clock.
About the country and city
Costa Rica is a small Central American country between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, known for its peaceful character, the absence of a standing army (abolished in 1948) and the «Pura Vida» philosophy. About a quarter of its territory is protected as national parks and reserves, and the Arenal, Poás and Irazú volcanoes share the map with rainforests and the beaches of Guanacaste and Nicoya.
More about the country: Costa Rica →What to see in La Fortuna
Sights and historical places
- Arenal Volcano and its national park: lava fields, trails and the panorama of an almost perfect cone rising 1,670 m.
- La Fortuna Waterfall — a 70-metre cascade in the jungle reached by about 500 steps, with a swimmable pool at the bottom.
- Mistico Hanging Bridges — a rainforest walk with 16 bridges at different levels of the forest canopy.
- The Tabacón hot springs and the less touristy free springs by the river — a natural thermal wind-down for the evening.
Museums
- Eco-Centro Danaus — a small private wildlife reserve and open-air museum with a butterfly farm, frogs and educational trails.
- Sloth gardens and the «Mi Cafecito» project — an ethno-museum coffee and cocoa farm with tours about traditional farming life.
- Arenal Observatory Lodge — a former seismic station turned into a small museum with rooms dedicated to the volcano and its eruptions.
Where to spend time
- A soak in open-air thermal pools after a packed day in the jungle.
- Rafting or kayaking on the Balsa River with difficulty levels ranging from family-friendly to expert.
- A canopy tour by ropeways and zip-lines over the rainforest canopy with views of Arenal.
Local cuisine
Try a local casado at one of the roadside «sodas» on the way to the waterfall — that is where the guides themselves often stop after tours.