- Type a city, a country or a zone such as “CET” or “Tokyo”.
Current local time in San Jose, Costa Rica
America/Costa_Rica
Observatory log
San Jose, observed
- 01Time zone
Central Standard Time
CST · UTC−6 · IANA
America/Costa_Rica- 02Daylight saving
Costa Rica does not observe daylight saving time.
Clocks stay on CST (UTC−6) all year. No change is scheduled in tzdata 2026e.
- 03Sun today
- Sunrise05:24Sunset17:17Day length11 h 52 minSolar noon11:21
MoonWaxing gibbous, 60% lit
Golden hour05:12–05:53 · 16:49–17:30
- 04Working hours
Counted as 09:00–17:00 local; the weekend in Costa Rica is Saturday and Sunday.
- 05Best time to call
- 06Time zones in Costa Rica
Costa Rica uses a single time zone: America/Costa_Rica.
- 07Also on this clock
- 08Coordinates
9.94° N, 84.08° W · San José
Differences
San Jose and the world
| City | Local time | Difference from San JoseDiff. |
|---|---|---|
 London | +7 h | |
 New York | +2 h | |
| Los Angeles | −1 h | |
| Chicago | +1 h | |
 São Paulo | +3 h | |
 Paris | +8 h | |
 Dubai | +10 h | |
 Mumbai | +11 h 30 min | |
 Singapore | +14 h | |
 Hong Kong | +14 h | |
 Tokyo | +15 h |
Questions
Asked about San Jose
What time zone is San Jose in?
San Jose uses Central Standard Time (CST), UTC−6. Its IANA time-zone ID is America/Costa_Rica.
Does Costa Rica use daylight saving time?
No. Costa Rica does not observe daylight saving time: the clocks stay on Central Standard Time (UTC−6) all year.
When does the sun rise and set in San Jose today?
Today in San Jose the sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 17:17, giving 11 h 52 min of daylight.