Current Local Time in San Jose
Costa Rica America/Costa_Rica CST UTC-6 No clock change
5:29:47 AM
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Nighttime UTC-6 (-06:00)
Static values shown for ; your browser updates them to the current second.
UTC offset now
UTC-6
Same on every date
Abbreviation
CST
No seasonal variant
Daylight saving
No clock change
San Jose never changes its clocks
IANA time zone
America/Costa_Rica
Costa Rica · North America
San Jose time zone
San Jose keeps a single offset all year. Local clocks run UTC-6, written CST, and there is no seasonal adjustment — so the only reason your difference with San Jose would change is a clock change where you are.
- IANA time zone
- America/Costa_Rica
- Offset in standard time
- UTC-6 (CST)
- Daylight saving time
- Not observed — no clock change
- Most recent clock change
- None on record in recent years
- Next clock change
- None scheduled — clocks stay as they are
- When it is 12:00 UTC
- 6:00 AM in January · 6:00 AM in July
Clock changes in San Jose, 2026–2028
Full record for San Jose → ten years back and ten forward, with each year's DST window.
No clock change. San Jose stays on UTC-6 (CST) through 2028 under the rules currently published in the IANA time zone database. Governments do sometimes change these rules, so this page is regenerated from the latest database on every build.
Sun and moon in San Jose
Computed for 9.9281°, -84.0907° on August 2, 2026.
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
5:58 PM
Day length
12h 33m
−0m 24s vs yesterday
Solar noon
11:42 AM
Sun at its highest
| Phase | Morning | Evening | Sun's altitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 4:12 AM | 7:13 PM | −18° to −12° |
| Nautical twilight | 4:38 AM | 6:46 PM | −12° to −6° |
| Civil twilight | 5:04 AM | 6:21 PM | −6° to −0.833° |
| Sunrise / sunset | 5:26 AM | 5:58 PM | −0.833° (upper limb at the horizon) |
Across 2026, daylight in San Jose runs from about 11h 33m at the shortest day to 12h 42m at the longest.
Moon
Waning gibbous
80% illuminated · 19.1 days into the cycle · waning
- Moonrise
- 8:55 PM
- Moonset
- 8:36 AM
- Next full moon
- Aug 27, 10:19 PM
- Next new moon
- Aug 12, 11:38 AM
Sun and moon figures are computed locally from standard astronomical series (NOAA solar equations and Meeus' lunar terms) — accurate to about a minute at mid latitudes, and less near the poles where the sun crosses the horizon at a shallow angle.
Weather in San Jose
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Time difference between San Jose and other cities
Differences are computed from each city's own zone rules, so pairs whose clocks change on different dates show more than one value across the year.
| City | Local time | Difference | Across the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York United States | 7:29 AM | +2h | Varies: +2h / +1h |
| Sao Paulo Brazil | 8:29 AM | +3h | Fixed all year |
| London United Kingdom | 12:29 PM | +7h | Varies: +7h / +6h |
| Tel Aviv Israel | 2:29 PM | +9h | Varies: +9h / +8h |
| Cairo Egypt | 2:29 PM | +9h | Varies: +9h / +8h |
| Mumbai India | 4:59 PM | +11:30h | Fixed all year |
| Sydney Australia | 9:29 PM | +16h | Varies: +17h / +16h |
| Los Angeles United States | 4:29 AM | −1h | Varies: −1h / −2h |
San Jose at a glance
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Region
- North America
- Coordinates
- 9.9281° N, 84.0907° W
- IANA time zone
- America/Costa_Rica
- Currency
- CRC
- Language
- Spanish
- Usual clock notation
- 12-hour
- Also written
- San José
Only fields we can source are listed; nothing on this page is estimated. Sources are in data sources .
Questions fréquentes
What time is it in San Jose right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in San Jose, Costa Rica, updated every second from your device's clock and converted with the America/Costa_Rica time zone rules. San Jose currently runs at UTC-6 (CST) all year round.
What time zone is San Jose in?
The IANA identifier for San Jose is America/Costa_Rica. Its abbreviation is CST all year.
What is the UTC offset in San Jose?
San Jose stays at UTC-6 throughout the year. Its clocks never move, so the offset shown here is the offset on every date.
Does San Jose observe daylight saving time?
No. San Jose does not use daylight saving time — there is no clock change in 2026, so UTC-6 applies on every date. Differences with cities that do change their clocks still move twice a year, because the other city shifts.
What is the time difference between San Jose and New York?
For most of 2026, New York is 2 hours ahead of San Jose. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 1 hour (New York ahead of San Jose) from December 31 – March 8 and November 1 – December 31.
What is the time difference between San Jose and Sao Paulo?
The gap is fixed: Sao Paulo is 3 hours ahead of San Jose on every date of the year.
What is the time difference between San Jose and London?
For most of 2026, London is 7 hours ahead of San Jose. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 6 hours (London ahead of San Jose) from December 31 – March 28 and October 24 – December 31.
How long is the day in San Jose?
Day length in San Jose ranges from about 11h 33m at the shortest day of 2026 to about 12h 42m at the longest. The sunrise and sunset section on this page shows today's figures for latitude 9.93°, longitude -84.09°.