Mexico
Time now in San José
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 05:58Sunset 06:30Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
7
Sunrise
05:58
Sunset
06:30
Day length
12h 33m
Coordinates
16.02, -92.97
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About the time in San José
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.
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.
San José sits at latitude 16.02, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 33m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in San José
- When do the sun rise and set in San José today?
- Sunrise is at 05:58 and sunset at 06:30, giving 12h 33m of daylight.
- Does San José change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. San José keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
- 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.
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