What time is it in San Juan right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in San Juan, Costa Rica, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for America/Costa_Rica. San Juan is 6 hours behind UTC right now.

What time zone is San Juan in?

San Juan uses CST (Central Standard Time). Its IANA time zone identifier is America/Costa_Rica, and the current UTC offset is UTC−6.

Does San Juan observe daylight saving time?

No. San Juan stays on UTC−6 all year, so the difference to cities that do change their clocks, such as New York or London, shifts by an hour twice a year.

How do I schedule a meeting with someone in San Juan?

Open the time zone converter for San Juan to see what a given time there is for you, or use the meeting planner to find the hours when both of you are at work. A Cal.com booking link does the conversion for your guests automatically: they see your availability in their own time zone and pick a slot that works.

Current local time in San Juan, San José, Costa Rica

San Juan is on CST (Central Standard Time), UTC−6. San Juan does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

San Juan, Costa Rica

5:55 AM:35CST

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC−6

Country: Costa Rica
Region: San José
Lat/Long: 9°58'N / 84°05'W
Elevation: 1,114 m
Population: 26,047
Currency: Colon (CRC)
Languages: Spanish, English
Dialling code: +506

Time zone in San Juan

Time zone
CST
Central Standard Time
UTC offset
UTC−6
6 hours behind UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
San Juan keeps UTC−6

San Juan keeps the time of the IANA zone America/Costa_Rica, the one time zone in use in Costa Rica. San Juan does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in San Juan today

Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
5:14 PM
Day length
11 hours 49 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to San Juan for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 9°58'N / 84°05'W.

Time difference between San Juan and other cities

The current local time in major cities around the world and how far each is ahead of or behind San Juan. Differences change when either side moves its clocks.

Current time in world cities compared to San Juan
City	Local time	Compared to San Juan
New YorkUnited States	Tue 7:55 AM	+2h (ahead)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 4:55 AM	−1h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 6:55 AM	+1h (ahead)
TorontoCanada	Tue 7:55 AM	+2h (ahead)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 5:55 AM	Same time
São PauloBrazil	Tue 8:55 AM	+3h (ahead)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 11:55 AM	+6h (ahead)
ParisFrance	Tue 12:55 PM	+7h (ahead)
BerlinGermany	Tue 12:55 PM	+7h (ahead)
MadridSpain	Tue 12:55 PM	+7h (ahead)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 1:55 PM	+8h (ahead)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 3:55 PM	+10h (ahead)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 5:25 PM	+11h 30m (ahead)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 7:55 PM	+14h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 7:55 PM	+14h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 8:55 PM	+15h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 10:55 PM	+17h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Wed 12:55 AM	+19h (ahead)

Other cities near San Juan

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Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.