Current time in San José, Costa Rica
Central Standard Time
UTC−06:00- Time zone
- Central Standard Time · America/Costa_Rica
- UTC offset now
- UTC−06:00
- Abbreviation
- CST
- Daylight saving
- Not observed: UTC−6 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- Costa Rica (capital) · 9.93° N, 84.08° W
- Population
- 335,007
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over San José at about 11:36 standard time: the clock runs about 24 min behind the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:20 and 11:51 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 05:40 | 17:47 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 05:17 | 17:59 | 12h 42m |
| September equinox (Sep 22) | 05:25 | 17:32 | 12h 07m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 05:48 | 17:20 | 11h 33m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 05:25–17:27 (12 h 3 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.
Nearby cities
- Managua, Nicaragua · 340 km
- Panama City, Panama · 510 km · clock 1 h ahead
- Tegucigalpa, Honduras · 570 km
- San Salvador, El Salvador · 700 km
- Guatemala City, Guatemala · 870 km
- Belize City, Belize · 950 km
Nearest cities abroad on the same clock all year
- Managua, Nicaragua · 340 km
- Tegucigalpa, Honduras · 570 km
- San Salvador, El Salvador · 700 km
- Guatemala City, Guatemala · 870 km
- Belize City, Belize · 950 km
- Belmopan, Belize · 960 km