Current time in San José, Costa Rica
America/Costa_Rica · CST · UTC−6
Thursday, 24 September 2026
About San José’s timezone
San José uses Central Time (CST), which is UTC−6 standard time and does not observe daylight saving time. The IANA identifier is America/Costa_Rica.
On the same clock: Limón, San Francisco, Alajuela.
Costa Rica has 1 timezone. Clock-change dates for Costa Rica.