Peru
Time now in San José
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Sunrise 06:09Sunset 06:07Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Lima
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
25
Sunrise
06:09
Sunset
06:07
Day length
11h 58m
Coordinates
-5.65, -76.55
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 -5.65, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 11h 58m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Sunrise today lands at 06:09 and sunset at 06:07 local time, giving 11h 58m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (-5.65, -76.55) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in San José
- 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).
- 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.
- Does San José change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. San José keeps UTC −5 throughout the year.
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