Peru
Time now in San José
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:17Sunset 06:05Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Lima
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
357
Sunrise
06:17
Sunset
06:05
Day length
11h 49m
Coordinates
-11.54, -77.19
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
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.
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 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.
Around 357 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in San José
- Does San José change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. San José keeps UTC −5 throughout the year.
- What are normal business hours in San José in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in San José runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- Which time zone is San José in?
- San José uses America/Lima, currently UTC −5.
- 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).
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