🇨🇷 San José, Costa Rica
Current local time in San Jose
As of Wednesday 28 October 2026, the local time in San Jose, Costa Rica is 05:59 (America/Costa_Rica, UTC-06:00). Costa Rica does not observe daylight saving time.
America/Costa_Rica · CST · UTC-06:00
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Time zone
America/Costa_Rica (CST)
UTC offset
UTC-06:00
Daylight saving
Not observed — same offset all year
Daylight
05:26 17:14 11h 48m
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San Jose time — frequently asked questions
- What time zone is San Jose in?
- San Jose uses the America/Costa_Rica time zone, currently CST (UTC-06:00).
- Does San Jose observe daylight saving time?
- No. San Jose stays on UTC-06:00 all year round.
- What is the time difference between San Jose and UTC?
- San Jose is UTC-06:00, so local time is -06:00 hours from Coordinated Universal Time.
Last updated . Times are calculated live from the IANA time zone database.