Panama
Time now in San Jose
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:16Sunset 06:36Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Panama
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
2,555
Sunrise
06:16
Sunset
06:36
Day length
12h 20m
Coordinates
8.36, -81.06
Time difference from San Jose
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About the time in San Jose
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal San Jose day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 14:00–22:00 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.
Sunrise today lands at 06:16 and sunset at 06:36 local time, giving 12h 20m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (8.36, -81.06) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in San Jose.
Around 2,555 people live in San Jose, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in San Jose
- Does San Jose change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. San Jose keeps UTC −5 throughout the year.
- What are normal business hours in San Jose in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in San Jose runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Panama, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in San Jose right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in San Jose, updating every second from America/Panama (UTC −5).
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