About the time in San José

San José is a city in Costa Rica. It uses the America/Costa_Rica time zone, which is currently UTC-6 — that is, -6 hours from Coordinated Universal Time. San José does not observe daylight saving time, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.

Compared with other major cities right now, San José is 2 hours behind of New York and 7 hours behind of London. The table above updates live, so the differences you see always reflect current daylight saving rules on both sides.

What time zone is San José in?

San José follows the America/Costa_Rica time zone (UTC-6). All clocks on this page are driven by the official IANA time zone database, the same source used by operating systems and airlines worldwide.

Does San José observe daylight saving time?

No — San José keeps the same offset all year, which makes scheduling with it straightforward.

Sunrise and sunset in San José

Today's sunrise and sunset above are calculated astronomically for San José's coordinates (9.93°, -84.08°) and shown in local San José time. They shift a little every day through the year.

How is this clock kept accurate?

The time shown is your device clock converted into San José's time zone using your browser's built-in IANA database. If your device clock is correct, the time above is correct — no server round-trips, nothing to install.