Mexico
Time now in San José
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:17Sunset 07:22Time zone UTC −7
Time zone
America/Tijuana
UTC offset
UTC −7
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
20
Sunrise
06:17
Sunset
07:22
Day length
13h 05m
Coordinates
32.47, -116.80
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About the time in San José
The zone identifier America/Tijuana is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Tijuana keeps pointing at Tijuana time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
San José runs on America/Tijuana, which puts the city UTC −7 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.
San José is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC −7 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 1 November 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
Frequently asked questions about time in San José
- Does San José change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- 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/Tijuana (UTC −7).
- When do the sun rise and set in San José today?
- Sunrise is at 06:17 and sunset at 07:22, giving 13h 05m of daylight.
- Which time zone is San José in?
- San José uses America/Tijuana, currently UTC −7.
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