Costa Rica
Time now in San José
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 05:28Sunset 05:50Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Costa_Rica
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
41,656
Sunrise
05:28
Sunset
05:50
Day length
12h 23m
Coordinates
10.01, -84.25
Time difference from San José
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About the time in San José
San José runs on America/Costa_Rica, which puts the city UTC −6 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Clocks in San José stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC −6 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Costa Rica.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal San José day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 15:00–23:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Frequently asked questions about time in San José
- How far ahead or behind UTC is San José?
- San José is UTC −6 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What are normal business hours in San José in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in San José runs from 15:00–23:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in San José right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in San José, updating every second from America/Costa_Rica (UTC −6).
- Which time zone is San José in?
- San José uses America/Costa_Rica, currently UTC −6.
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