Time in San Jose

Costa Rica

San Jose

01:42:27 PM

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

America/Costa Rica · UTC−06:00

New York

02:42:27 PM

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

America/New York · UTC−05:00

Your time

08:42:27 PM

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00

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Where is San Jose

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Climate and daylight in San Jose

  • Warmest month

    April · 25.2 °C

  • Coldest month

    November · 22.5 °C

  • Wettest month

    October · 301 mm

  • Longest day

    June · 12 h 42

Average temperaturedaily high and low · °C
January: 26.9 / 18.4 °C27°18°JFebruary: 28.4 / 18.7 °C28°19°FMarch: 30.2 / 19.4 °C30°19°MApril: 30.3 / 20.2 °C30°20°AMay: 28 / 20.6 °C28°21°MJune: 26.4 / 20.6 °C26°21°JJuly: 26.5 / 20.2 °C27°20°JAugust: 26.5 / 20.2 °C27°20°ASeptember: 25.9 / 20.1 °C26°20°SOctober: 25.2 / 20.1 °C25°20°ONovember: 25.6 / 19.4 °C26°19°NDecember: 26.2 / 18.8 °C26°19°D
Rainfallmonthly total · mm
January: 38 mm38JFebruary: 22 mm22FMarch: 29 mm29MApril: 77 mm77AMay: 220 mm220MJune: 209 mm209JJuly: 184 mm184JAugust: 198 mm198ASeptember: 256 mm256SOctober: 301 mm301ONovember: 188 mm188NDecember: 70 mm70D
Sunrise and sunset15th of each month · local time
06:0012:0018:00January: 05:57 – 17:34 (11 h 37)12hJFebruary: 05:55 – 17:45 (11 h 49)12hFMarch: 05:43 – 17:47 (12 h 04)12hMApril: 05:25 – 17:46 (12 h 21)12hAMay: 05:15 – 17:50 (12 h 35)13hMJune: 05:15 – 17:58 (12 h 42)13hJJuly: 05:22 – 18:01 (12 h 39)13hJAugust: 05:27 – 17:54 (12 h 27)12hASeptember: 05:26 – 17:36 (12 h 11)12hSOctober: 05:24 – 17:19 (11 h 54)12hONovember: 05:30 – 17:11 (11 h 40)12hNDecember: 05:45 – 17:18 (11 h 33)12hDToday: ☀ 05:30 · ☾ 17:11

Average climate 2001–2025 from NASA POWER (MERRA-2). Sun times are calculated for the 15th of each month.

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San Jose is in Costa Rica, with about 643,000 inhabitants, and uses the America/Costa_Rica time zone, currently UTC−06:00. San Jose is 1 hour behind New York.

San Jose does not observe daylight saving time: it stays at UTC−06:00 all year.

Today, Wednesday, November 4, 2026, the sun rises at 05:27 AM and sets at 05:12 PM: 11 h 45 min of daylight. Coordinates: 9.93, -84.08.

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Where is San Jose

San Jose is at 9.93° N, 84.08° W, in Costa Rica. The nearest cities on our list are Costa Rica (18 km), Paraíso (26 km), Puntarenas (83 km), Limón (115 km), Liberia (167 km).

Time in Costa Rica, Time in Paraíso, Time in Puntarenas, Time in Limón, Time in Liberia.

Upcoming public holidays in Costa Rica

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  • Friday, December 25, 2026: Christmas Day (in 51 days)
  • Friday, January 1, 2027: New Year's Day (in 58 days)
  • Thursday, March 25, 2027: Maundy Thursday (in 141 days)
  • Friday, March 26, 2027: Good Friday (in 142 days)
  • Sunday, April 11, 2027: Gesta Heroica de Juan Santamaría (in 158 days)
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Frequently asked questions

San Jose uses the IANA zone America/Costa_Rica, currently UTC−06:00.

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