Costa Rica
Time now in San Juan
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Sunrise 05:27Sunset 05:49Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Costa_Rica
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
13,729
Sunrise
05:27
Sunset
05:49
Day length
12h 23m
Coordinates
9.91, -84.01
Time difference from San Juan
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) San Juan right now.
San Juan on the map
About the time in San Juan
Clocks in San Juan stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC −6 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Costa Rica.
Around 13,729 people live in San Juan, 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 05:27 and sunset at 05:49 local time, giving 12h 23m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (9.91, -84.01) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in San Juan.
Frequently asked questions about time in San Juan
- What are normal business hours in San Juan in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in San Juan runs from 15:00–23:00 UTC today.
- 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).
- 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.
- Which time zone is San Juan in?
- San Juan uses America/Costa_Rica, currently UTC −6.
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