Mexico
Time now in San José
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 05:57Sunset 06:30Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
7
Sunrise
05:57
Sunset
06:30
Day length
12h 33m
Coordinates
16.00, -92.83
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About the time in San José
San José sits at latitude 16.00, 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.
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.
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.
Frequently asked questions about time in San José
- When do the sun rise and set in San José today?
- Sunrise is at 05:57 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 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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