San José in numbers
- Coordinates
- 10.9519, -85.1357
- Population
- 31 430
- Region
- Alajuela Province
- Country
- Costa Rica, North America
- Capital
- San José — 159 km away
- Same name
- 2295 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in San José, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
The clock for San José, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica is kept here in the America/Costa_Rica time zone (−6).
San José, Costa Rica
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC−6 · America/Costa_Rica
Local time in San José
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in San José.
The sun today
Sunrise 05:32 Solar noon 11:41 Sunset 17:50 Daylight 12 h 18 min Night 11 h 42 min Civil twilight 05:11 – 18:11
Weather in San José right now
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San José and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 20102
- 20303
- 20506
- 20603
- 40602
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Alajuela Province
- San Jose 335 007
- Alajuela 47 494
- San Vicente 34 447
- San Miguel 28 827
- Quesada 27 310
- San Rafael 25 410
Other places named San José
- San Jose California, United States
- San Jose Heredia Province, Costa Rica
- San Jose San José, Costa Rica
- San Jose Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
- San Jose Mimaropa, Philippines
Nearby places
Time and daylight in San José
In San José the sun rises today at 05:32 and sets again at 17:50. Daylight fills 12 h 18 min of the day.
The clock does not change between San José, Pizotillo and Cartagos.
5 distinct postal codes apply to San José.
San José uses the America/Costa_Rica time zone with a UTC−6 offset. Whether daylight saving time is used: No.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone designation is used for San José?
- The designation used for San José is America/Costa_Rica, with an offset of −6.
- Is summer time applied in San José?
- No.
- When does the sun go down in San José?
- Sunset in San José is at 17:50.