Mexico
Time now in San José
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Sunrise 06:32Sunset 07:14Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
99
Sunrise
06:32
Sunset
07:14
Day length
12h 43m
Coordinates
22.05, -102.84
Time difference from San José
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About the time in San José
Sunrise today lands at 06:32 and sunset at 07:14 local time, giving 12h 43m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (22.05, -102.84) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in San José.
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.
The zone identifier America/Mexico_City is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Mexico_City keeps pointing at Mexico City time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in San José
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Mexico_City, 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/Mexico_City (UTC −6).
- 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.
- Which time zone is San José in?
- San José uses America/Mexico_City, currently UTC −6.
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