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
Current local time for San José, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica is listed here, in the America/Costa_Rica time zone (−6).
San José, Costa Rica
Monday, 9 November 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 5:35 AM Solar noon 11:26 AM Sunset 5:16 PM Daylight 11 h 40 min Night 12 h 20 min Civil twilight 5:14 AM – 5:38 PM
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
San José contains 5 postal codes.
San José uses the America/Costa_Rica time zone with a UTC−6 offset. Whether daylight saving time is used: No.
Daylight in San José today runs from 5:35 AM to 5:16 PM. The stretch measures 11 h 40 min.
Set your clock for San José and it will also be right in Pueblo Nuevo and Roble.
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 5:16 PM.