Bogota to San José: time difference
San José is 2 h ahead of Bogota. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Bogota 17:19 5:19 PM San José 19:19 7:19 PM You –:–
17:19 5:19 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:42 · 🌙 17:42
19:19 7:19 PM
Uruguay Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 19:05
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+2 h
San José is 2 h ahead of Bogota.
When you, Bogota and San José are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇴 Bogota
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇺🇾 San José
2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇴 Bogota | 🇺🇾 San José |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:19 | 19:19 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time | Uruguay Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Bogota | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Bogota | America/Montevideo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:42 | 06:00 |
| Sunset | 17:42 | 19:05 |
| Daylight | 12 h | 13 h 6 min |
| People on this clock | 8,181,047 | 36,747 |
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Bogota and San José: common questions
What is the time difference between Bogota and San José?
San José is 2 hours ahead: it uses UTC−3, while Bogota is on UTC−5.
What time is it in San José at the start of the working day in Bogota?
The working day in Bogota starts at 9:00 AM; in San José it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in San José when it is 6:00 PM in Bogota?
When it is 6:00 PM in Bogota, it is 8:00 PM in San José.
When is a good time to call San José from Bogota?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Bogota – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in San José – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in San José?
From 10:00 PM in Bogota it is already the next day in San José. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in San José it is still the previous day in Bogota.
Does the time gap between Bogota and San José change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Bogota nor in San José, so the gap is 2 hours all year round.
