San José is located in Costa Rica and uses the America/Costa_Rica timezone, currently CST (GMT-6) from UTC. San José does not observe daylight saving time. Sunrise is at 05:05 and sunset at 17:37 local time. The coordinates of San José are 9.93°N, 84.09°W.

Today San José gets 12 hours 32 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 11:21, about 39 minutes before clock noon.

Right now San José shares its CST (GMT-6) offset with Denver, Calgary, Edmonton, Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Best time to call San José from…

From	Gap	Call at (San José time)
🇺🇸 Atlanta	+2h	09:00–15:00
🇺🇸 Cincinnati	+2h	09:00–15:00
🇺🇸 Detroit	+2h	09:00–15:00
🇺🇸 Columbus	+2h	09:00–15:00
🇬🇧 London	+6h	09:00–11:00
🇺🇸 New York	+2h	09:00–15:00
🇸🇬 Singapore	+14h	18:00–18:00 (early or late for one side)
🇦🇪 Dubai	+10h	07:00–10:00 (early or late for one side)

Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 on both sides. A row opens the meeting page for the two cities where one exists, otherwise the converter.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is San José in?›

San José is in the America/Costa_Rica timezone, currently CST (GMT-6).

Does San José observe daylight saving time?›

No. San José does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset is always GMT-6.

What is the UTC offset for San José?›

San José is currently GMT-6 from UTC (CST (GMT-6)).

Is San José ahead of London and New York?›

Right now San José is 6 hours behind London and 2 hours behind New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in San José in UTC?›

09:00 in San José is 15:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT-6 from UTC.

When does the sun rise and set in San José today?›

Today the sun rises in San José at 05:05 and sets at 17:37 local time. These times were calculated when this page was built and drift by a few minutes a week.

Times on this page were calculated on 25 October 2026.