Local time
Current time in San José
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San José at a glance
Time zone
America/Costa_Rica
UTC offset
UTC−6
Coordinates
9.93°N · 84.09°W
Country
Costa Rica 🇨🇷
Dialing code
+506
Language
Spanish
City essentials
San José follows America/Costa_Rica year-round, with no daylight saving change. That steady offset makes it easier to plan calls or compare San José with cities that shift clocks seasonally.
Prayer times here use the Muslim World League method. For congregational prayer, follow a nearby mosque’s announcement.
Time & prayer in San José
Local time in San José falls within the America/Costa_Rica zone. The clock and date at the top of this page update live to this timezone, so the readings stay accurate wherever you are.
Sitting at a latitude of about 9.9° in the northern hemisphere, San José's day length stays remarkably steady all year, with only small differences between summer and winter. That is why its sunrise, sunset and day-length figures change from month to month, and why prayer times here follow the position of the sun rather than a fixed clock.
The prayer times shown for San José are calculated using the Muslim World League. The five daily prayers track the sun, so each one drifts a little earlier or later as the seasons turn. For the full picture you can open the monthly timetable, the live prayer clock, or the Qibla direction for San José from the tools on this site.
Date & prayer times
Today in San José, Gregorian and Hijri.
Sunrise, sunset & day length
San José, Costa Rica.
Country
Costa Rica 🇨🇷
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Frequently asked
What time zone is San José in?
San José uses the America/Costa_Rica time zone (UTC−6).
What is the UTC offset of San José?
San José is on UTC−6. The offset can shift by an hour where daylight saving time is observed.
Which country is San José in?
San José is located in Costa Rica.
How is the current time in San José calculated?
The clock for San José is computed in your browser from its IANA time zone, so it stays accurate without calling any external time service.