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 05:06 and sunset at 18:02 local time. The coordinates of San José are 9.93°N, 84.09°W.

Today San José gets 12 hours 56 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 11:34, about 26 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.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is San José in?›

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

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)).

Times on this page were calculated on 11 September 2026.