San José in numbers
- Coordinates
- 11.0398, -84.6372
- Region
- Alajuela Province
- Country
- Costa Rica, North America
- Capital
- San José — 131 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 time you see here is the local time in San José, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, in the America/Costa_Rica time zone (−6).
San José, Costa Rica
Saturday, 17 October 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 5:29 AM Solar noon 11:25 AM Sunset 5:21 PM Daylight 11 h 52 min Night 12 h 08 min Civil twilight 5:07 AM – 5:42 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 José 31 430
- San Miguel 28 827
- Quesada 27 310
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
- Estrella — 0.7 km
- Raudal — 0.8 km
- Cachito — 0.9 km
- Santa Rosa — 1.4 km
- Empujón — 1.8 km
- San Renato — 2.0 km
About the time in San José
Postal designations for San José total 5.
San José is placed in America/Costa_Rica, and its offset from UTC is −6. Daylight saving observed here: No.
Sunrise arrives in San José at 5:29 AM today and the sun goes down at 5:21 PM. That gives the day 11 h 52 min of light.
Estrella and Raudal are close to San José and observe the same time.
Questions and answers
- What time zone covers San José?
- The time zone covering San José is America/Costa_Rica, with an offset of −6.
- Are the clocks in San José adjusted for daylight saving?
- Daylight saving in San José: No.
- What are the sunrise and sunset times in San José?
- Sunrise 5:29 AM, sunset 5:21 PM.