Time in San José, Costa Rica | San José Now
Wednesday, 21 October 2026
CST (UTC-06:00)
Time zone information for San José
UTC -6
Central Time (CST) , currently 13 hours behind Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
▪San José does not observe daylight saving time (DST).
▪Time in San José is always 13 hours behind Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh.
▪The IANA time zone identifier for San José is
America/Costa_Rica.Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for San José
- ▪Sunrise: 05:25
- ▪Sunset: 17:16
- ▪Day length: 11h 51m
- ▪Solar noon: 11:20
- ▪Current time in San José is currently 40 minutes behind solar time.
San José on map
- ▪Location: San José, Costa Rica
- ▪Latitude: 9,93. Longitude: -84,08
- ▪Population: 335,007
- ▪Elevation: 1133 m
Time difference
from San José
Sun cycle
Sunrise 05:25
Solar noon 11:20Sunset 17:16
Time zone & DST
- IANA identifier
America/Costa_Rica- Abbreviation
- CST
- UTC offset
- UTC-06:00
- Daylight saving
- Not in effect
- Current Unix epoch
- 1792601054
Sun & astronomy
- Sunrise
- 05:25
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Solar noon
- 11:20
- Day length
- 11h 51m
- Night length
- 12h 08m
- Civil twilight
- 05:03 – 17:37
Geography & country
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Region / State
- San José
- Coordinates
- 9.934°, -84.085°
- Elevation
- 1133 m
- Population
- 335,007
- Classification
- Capital city
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