The current local time in San Jose, Costa Rica is displayed in the live clock above. San Jose is in the CST timezone (GMT-6). The clock updates every second to show the precise current time.
San Jose uses the America/Costa_Rica timezone. The abbreviation is CST, with a UTC offset of GMT-6. This timezone does not observe daylight saving time.
No, San Jose does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The timezone stays at CST (GMT-6) all year.
Compared to San Jose: New York is 1 hour ahead. London is 6 hours ahead. Tokyo is 15 hours ahead. Sydney is 17 hours ahead. These differences may shift when daylight saving time is in effect.
The best time to call San Jose is during local business hours, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM CST. Use the time comparison above to convert these hours to your local timezone. Add San Jose to your World Clock to track the time at a glance.
Today in San Jose, sunrise is at 5:51 AM and sunset is at 5:48 PM (local time). The total day length is 11h 57m. Solar noon occurs at 11:49 AM. These times change throughout the year based on the season and San Jose's latitude.