Mexico
Time now in San José
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:35Sunset 07:15Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
34
Sunrise
06:35
Sunset
07:15
Day length
12h 41m
Coordinates
20.38, -103.25
Time difference from San José
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About the time 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.
San José runs on America/Mexico_City, which puts the city UTC −6 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.
Sunrise today lands at 06:35 and sunset at 07:15 local time, giving 12h 41m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (20.38, -103.25) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in San José.
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/Mexico_City (UTC −6).
- Which time zone is San José in?
- San José uses America/Mexico_City, currently UTC −6.
- When do the sun rise and set in San José today?
- Sunrise is at 06:35 and sunset at 07:15, giving 12h 41m of daylight.
- Does San José change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. San José keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
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