Costa Rica
Time now in San Juan
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 05:28Sunset 05:51Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Costa_Rica
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
3,114
Sunrise
05:28
Sunset
05:51
Day length
12h 23m
Coordinates
10.12, -84.42
Time difference from San Juan
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San Juan on the map
About the time in San Juan
San Juan runs on America/Costa_Rica, 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 Juan 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.
The zone identifier America/Costa_Rica is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Costa_Rica keeps pointing at Costa Rica time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in San Juan
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Costa_Rica, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Does San Juan change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. San Juan keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
- Which time zone is San Juan in?
- San Juan uses America/Costa_Rica, currently UTC −6.
- What time is it in San Juan right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in San Juan, updating every second from America/Costa_Rica (UTC −6).
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