San José in numbers
- Coordinates
- 10.5683, -84.0018
- Region
- Heredia Province
- Country
- Costa Rica, North America
- Capital
- San José — 60 km away
- Same name
- 2295 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in San José, Heredia Province, Costa Rica
Local time right now in San José, Heredia Province, Costa Rica appears above, in the America/Costa_Rica time zone (−6).
San José, Costa Rica
Thursday, 15 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 5:26 AM Solar noon 11:23 AM Sunset 5:20 PM Daylight 11 h 54 min Night 12 h 06 min Civil twilight 5:05 AM – 5:41 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 Heredia Province
- San Jose 335 007
- San Francisco 55 923
- San Vicente 34 447
- San Miguel 28 827
- San Pedro 27 477
- San Juan 26 047
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
- Hacienda Vieja — 5.9 km
- Las Orquídeas — 6.2 km
- Tres Rosales — 7.1 km
- Malinche — 7.6 km
- Sarapiqui — 7.6 km
- Coyol — 8.0 km
San José: clock, sun and surroundings
In San José today the sun is out from 5:26 AM until 5:20 PM. That comes to 11 h 54 min of daylight.
Nearby places that share San José's clock include Hacienda Vieja and Las Orquídeas.
San José takes in 5 postal codes.
The time standard for San José is America/Costa_Rica at UTC−6. Daylight saving time applies here: No.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone name for San José?
- The time zone name used for San José is America/Costa_Rica, with an offset of −6.
- Is there any clock change for daylight saving in San José?
- Daylight saving in San José: No.
- When does the sun go down in San José?
- Sunset in San José is at 5:20 PM.