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Key facts
TimezoneAmerica/Costa_Rica
AbbreviationCST
UTC offsetGMT-6
Unix time1791601238
UTC time2026-10-10T03:00:38.855Z
Current year2026
State / regionSan José
CountryCosta Rica
Cities listed510
Latitude9.932543
Longitude-84.079578
Day of weekFriday
Day of year282
Week number41
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- San José is a state or region in Costa Rica.
- Latitude: 9.9325. Longitude: -84.0796
- Timezone: America/Costa_Rica
Time zone info for San José
UTC-6
America/Costa_Rica
San José follows America/Costa_Rica. The local time is shown using live browser time, refreshed every second.
Methodology and trust
About this San José time page
This San José page combines live clock output with timezone, offset, holiday, and daylight context so the page is useful beyond a single timestamp.
Displayed local time follows the IANA timezone identifier assigned to this page and updates live in the browser.
Weather context uses Open-Meteo. Sunrise, sunset, and day-length details are shown as informational timing context.
Calendar and next-holiday data use normalized HolidayFinder coverage with a date-holidays fallback. Regional holiday matches can also include San José where source coverage is available.
Live conditions
Weather in San José now
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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for San José
- Sunrise: 05:24
- Sunset: 17:22
- Day length: 11 hr 58 min
- Solar noon: 11:23
- Estimates use the map coordinates and local date, with local time zone and daylight-saving adjustments. Terrain and weather can affect observed sunrise and sunset.
A clearer state-level view of time in San José
The current time in San José is 21:00:38 on Friday, October 9, 2026, using America/Costa_Rica (GMT-6) as the regional reference. Check the destination city before applying this clock to every place in San José.
The regional directory covers 510 listed locations. Compare individual destinations or check the wider context in time across Costa Rica.
The largest listed city in the location data is San Jose. The directory count reflects site coverage, not an official census.
How time works across San José
The current reference for San José uses America/Costa_Rica, currently GMT-6. Confirm the city for an appointment, pickup or event.
A regional boundary is not necessarily a time-zone boundary. Different identifiers may also preserve historical rules while showing the same time today.
For future plans, confirm the local date and UTC offset on the event date. For another region in the same country, browse time across Costa Rica.
For immediate scheduling, the safest next step is usually one of the major city pages such as time in San José, time in Curridabat, and time in San Isidro.
San José clock, city depth, and timezone context
San José time right now
The regional clock is 21:00:38 on Friday, October 9, 2026, using CST with a live UTC or GMT offset of GMT-6.
510 listed city pages
One listed city reference is time in San José. Its city page gives a location-specific clock and daylight estimate.
The largest city listed in the available location data is San Jose.
How statewide time behaves
The current location data for San José lists 1 time-zone identifier. Coverage may be incomplete.
San José city clocks and related regional pages
Major city clocks in San José
The quickest way to go deeper from the state page is to jump to time in San José, time in Curridabat, time in San Isidro, time in San Vicente, and time in San Vicente de Moravia. Those pages answer the city-level question directly while keeping the same wider regional context.
Other strong state pages in Costa Rica
If the question is regional but not locked to San José, these state pages are the best next references: current local time in Alajuela, current local time in Cartago, current local time in Guanacaste, and current local time in Puntarenas.
Compare this state with another region
When the real task is comparing time across regions, open the compare tool or move directly to current local time in California, current local time in Maharashtra, and current local time in São Paulo.
Daylight at the location shown on the map
Using San José as the mapped daylight reference, sunrise is 05:24, sunset is 17:22, and estimated day length is 11 hr 58 min.
These estimates apply to the coordinates shown on the map. Daylight can differ elsewhere in the region even when the civil clock is the same.
San José time FAQ
What time is it in San José right now?
This page shows the current regional time for San José as 21:00:38 on Friday, October 9, 2026.
Does all of San José follow one time zone?
The current records list 1 time-zone identifier for San José. The available coverage alone cannot establish the rule for every location.
Should I use the state page or a city page?
Use the state page when the question is regional. Use a city page such as time in San José and time in Curridabat when the decision depends on a specific local clock.
Which location supplies the daylight reference for San José?
Daylight estimates use San José, with America/Costa_Rica for local time. A regional map point may not be the center of any particular city.
How do I compare San José with another region?
The quickest route is the compare tool or one of the built-in regional links like current local time in California and current local time in Maharashtra.
510 cities in San José
San José
AgoníaAgua BlancaAgujasAgujitasAlajuelitaAlpesAlto ConcepciónAlto del MonteAlto La PalmaAlto LimónAlto PalmaAlto PoróAltos El AguacateÁnimasÁnimasAnselmo LlorenteArgentinaArroyoAserríBajamarBajo BadillaBajo BustamanteBajo CárdenasBajo ClarasBajo del TorresBajo del TulínBajo El ReyBajo GuevaraBajo La HonduraBajo La PalmaBajo La SordaBajo LeguaBajo PérezBajos BijagualBajos del TigreBajos JicoteBalsaBalsillaBarbacoasBarrealBarrio La EquitativaBarrio MéxicoBarroetaBebederoBerlínBijagualBijagualitoBirríBocanaBolívarBolsónBreñónBuena VistaBuenavistaBuenavistaBustamanteCacaoCaliforniaCallaoCalle BlancosCalle La LaborCamaronalCañales AbajoCandelariaCandelariaCandelaritaCangrejalCapulínCararaCarbonalCaritCarmenCarmonaCarrizalCartagosCascajalCascajalCaspirolaCataluñaCebadilla
Current local time in San José cities
Agonía21:00:38San José, Costa RicaAgua Blanca21:00:38San José, Costa RicaAgujas21:00:38San José, Costa RicaAgujitas21:00:38San José, Costa RicaAlajuelita21:00:38San José, Costa RicaAlpes21:00:38San José, Costa RicaAlto Concepción21:00:38San José, Costa RicaAlto del Monte21:00:38San José, Costa RicaAlto La Palma21:00:38San José, Costa RicaAlto Limón21:00:38San José, Costa RicaAlto Palma21:00:38San José, Costa RicaAlto Poró21:00:38San José, Costa RicaAltos El Aguacate21:00:38San José, Costa RicaÁnimas21:00:38San José, Costa RicaÁnimas21:00:38San José, Costa RicaAnselmo Llorente21:00:38San José, Costa RicaArgentina21:00:38San José, Costa RicaArroyo21:00:38San José, Costa RicaAserrí21:00:38San José, Costa RicaBajamar21:00:38San José, Costa RicaBajo Badilla21:00:38San José, Costa RicaBajo Bustamante21:00:38San José, Costa RicaBajo Cárdenas21:00:38San José, Costa RicaBajo Claras21:00:38San José, Costa Rica
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