Current time in San José
Thursday, 16 July 2026
San José, Costa Rica · America/Costa_Rica · UTC-06:00
Time-zone identity for San José
- IANA zone
America/Costa_Rica- UTC offset now
- UTC-06:00
- Current zone label
- GMT-6
- Clock-change status
- No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.
San José is currently 6 hours behind UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Clock changes in San José
370-day checked horizon
No UTC offset change was found through Wednesday, 21 July 2027 in runtime time-zone data 2026b.
Weather now
Weather in San José
Conditions near San José and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.
Patchy rain nearby
- Feels like
- 16°C
- Humidity
- 89%
- Wind
- 6.5 km/h NE
- Recent precipitation
- 0.6 mm
3-day forecast
- Patchy rain nearby16°C to 27°C81% chance of precipitationWind up to 9.4 km/h
- Patchy rain nearby18°C to 26°C75% chance of precipitationWind up to 9.7 km/h
- Patchy rain nearby18°C to 27°C72% chance of precipitationWind up to 8.6 km/h
Forecast valid from 17:00 local time. Updated 2026-07-16T23:17:08.400Z; refresh due by 2026-07-16T23:32:08.400Z.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for San José
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for America/Costa_Rica, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.
Previous 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the previous 5 years.
Next 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the next 5 years.
Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.
Sun and Moon today
Sun and Moon in San José
Daily astronomical events for Thursday, 16 July 2026, expressed in America/Costa_Rica local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.
Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:23
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Solar noon
- 11:42
- Civil twilight
- 05:00–18:24
Moon
- Moonrise
- 07:34
- Moonset
- 20:17
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 8%
Capital city context
About San José, capital of Costa Rica
San José is identified in the reviewed place record as the capital of Costa Rica. This page combines its live local clock with geographic, time-zone, weather and astronomical context.
- Capital status
- Capital of Costa Rica
- Administrative area
- Costa Rica
- Population
- 335,007
- Coordinates
- 9.9339° N, 84.0849° W. The elevation is 1,133 metres.
Country context
Costa Rica at a glance
Country information for Costa Rica. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.
- Capital
- San José is the listed capital.
- Country codes
- CR · CRI · 188
- Population
- 4,999,441
- Currency
- Costa Rican Colón (CRC)
- Calling code
- +506
- Languages
- Spanish (Costa Rica) and English
- Time zones represented
- 1 time zone is used by cities in this directory: America/Costa_Rica.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near San José
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from San José. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- Calle BlancosSan José, Costa Rica2.3 km northeast
America/Costa_RicaSame local time - ColimaSan José, Costa Rica2.4 km north
America/Costa_RicaSame local time - San JuanSan José, Costa Rica3.2 km north
America/Costa_RicaSame local time - GuadalupeSan José, Costa Rica3.5 km northeast
America/Costa_RicaSame local time - San PedroSan José, Costa Rica3.8 km east
America/Costa_RicaSame local time - San FelipeSan José, Costa Rica4 km southwest
America/Costa_RicaSame local time
Data and methodology
The current time is calculated for America/Costa_Rica when the page loads. The offset history covers five years before and after today using IANA time-zone data version 2026b. Future changes are hidden when a newer published rule is not yet available to the calculator. GeoNames ID 3621849 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.
Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-16T23:17:08.379Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-16T23:17:08.400Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-16T23:17:08.399Z
View calculation details and sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · version 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · accessedPlace and country names, administrative areas, coordinates, population, capital, codes, currency, calling codes and languages.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · version 2026b · Public domain · accessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · version 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · accessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Complete Sun and Moon Data for One DayUnited States Naval Observatory · version API 4.0.1 · U.S. Government work · accessedDaily sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, solar transit, moonrise, moonset, phase and illumination.
- Weather and Geolocation APIWeatherAPI.com · version Forecast API v1; free plan · WeatherAPI.com terms; commercial and non-commercial use permitted by plan · accessedCurrent weather conditions, the next 24 hours and a three-day forecast.