San José, Costa Rica is currently on CST (UTC-6). San José does not observe Daylight Saving Time; the offset stays fixed at UTC-6 year-round. Use the live clock above for the exact current time, or the meeting planner to find the best call window with any other city.
Timezone: America/Costa_Rica Current offset: UTC-6 DST: Not observed (fixed offset)
The table below shows the current time difference between San José and five major global cities, plus the equivalent local time in each hub when it is 9:00 AM in San José.
| City | Difference | When 9 AM in San José | Business Overlap (your time) |
|---|---|---|---|
| London, UK | 7 hrs ahead | 4:00 PM | 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM |
| New York, USA | 2 hrs ahead | 11:00 AM | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM |
| Dubai, UAE | 10 hrs ahead | 7:00 PM | No overlap |
| Tokyo, Japan | 15 hrs ahead | 12:00 AM | No overlap |
| Sydney, Australia | 16 hrs ahead | 1:00 AM | No overlap |
To reach someone in San José during their business hours (9 AM – 5 PM local time), call from:
San José, Costa Rica is in the America/Costa_Rica timezone, currently at UTC-6. The live clock above updates every second with the exact local time.
San José is in the America/Costa_Rica timezone. The current UTC offset is UTC-6. San José does not observe Daylight Saving Time — the offset stays at UTC-6 all year.
No, San José does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The timezone stays at UTC-6 (America/Costa_Rica) all year.
London is 7 hrs ahead of San José. When it is 9:00 AM in San José, it is 4:00 PM in London.
New York is 2 hrs ahead of San José. When it is 9:00 AM in San José, it is 11:00 AM in New York.
Costa Rica
6h behind your time
The current time in San José, Costa Rica is shown in the live clock above. San José uses the America/Costa_Rica timezone (CST, UTC-06:00).
No, San José does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The UTC offset remains UTC-06:00 year-round.
San José is in the America/Costa_Rica timezone, abbreviated as CST. The current UTC offset is UTC-06:00.
San José is currently 6h behind your time. Use the timezone converter or meeting planner for precise conversions.