Mexico
Time now in San José
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:04Sunset 06:41Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
8
Sunrise
06:04
Sunset
06:41
Day length
12h 37m
Coordinates
18.47, -95.08
Time difference from San José
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About the time in San José
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.
Around 8 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.
Sunrise today lands at 06:04 and sunset at 06:41 local time, giving 12h 37m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (18.47, -95.08) 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
- 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.
- Does San José change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. San José keeps UTC −6 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 15:00–23:00 UTC today.
- 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).
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