Time in San José, Costa Rica
10:14 pm
Monday, October 19, 2026
Night in San José. Sunrise at 5:25 am tomorrow.
Sunrise and sunset
Sunrise 5:25 am, sunset 5:18 pm: 11 h 53 min of daylight.
Time zone
Central Standard Time (CST), UTC-6. America/Costa_Rica What CST means
Next clock change
San José doesn’t change its clocks. It keeps UTC-6 all year. Places that don’t change their clocks
Country
San José is in Costa Rica, which keeps one clock: Central Standard Time. Time in Costa Rica
Time in other cities
- New York12:14 am · night
- London5:14 am · night
- Tokyo1:14 pm · daylight
- Los Angeles9:14 pm · night
- Paris6:14 am · night
- Dubai8:14 am · daylight
- Singapore12:14 pm · daylight
- Sydney3:14 pm · daylight
Questions
What time zone is San José in?
San José is on Central Standard Time (CST), UTC-6 today. Its zone in the time zone database is America/Costa_Rica.
Does San José use daylight saving time?
No. San José keeps UTC-6 all year.
When are sunrise and sunset in San José today?
Sunrise 5:25 am, sunset 5:18 pm: 11 h 53 min of daylight.