Peru
Time now in San José
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:17Sunset 06:13Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Lima
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
447
Sunrise
06:17
Sunset
06:13
Day length
11h 56m
Coordinates
-7.07, -78.26
Time difference from San José
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) San José right now.
San José on the map
About the time in San José
Clocks in San José stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC −5 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Peru.
Around 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/Lima, which puts the city UTC −5 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
- 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/Lima (UTC −5).
- When do the sun rise and set in San José today?
- Sunrise is at 06:17 and sunset at 06:13, giving 11h 56m of daylight.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is San José?
- San José is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Which time zone is San José in?
- San José uses America/Lima, currently UTC −5.
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