Costa Rica
Time now in San José
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 05:27Sunset 05:50Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Costa_Rica
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
7,447
Sunrise
05:27
Sunset
05:50
Day length
12h 23m
Coordinates
10.03, -84.03
Time difference from San José
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San José on the map
About the time in San José
San José sits at latitude 10.03, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 23m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Around 7,447 people live in San José, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
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.
Frequently asked questions about time in San José
- When do the sun rise and set in San José today?
- Sunrise is at 05:27 and sunset at 05:50, giving 12h 23m of daylight.
- 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.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Costa_Rica, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- 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).
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