Boquete to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Boquete. 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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Boquete 00:49 12:49 AM San Jose 23:49 11:49 PM You –:–
00:49 12:49 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:18 · 🌙 18:17
23:49 11:49 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:23
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Boquete.
When you, Boquete and San Jose are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇵🇦 Boquete
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 Jose
23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇦 Boquete | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:49 | 23:49 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Boquete | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Panama | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:18 | 05:25 |
| Sunset | 18:17 | 17:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 59 min | 11 h 57 min |
| People on this clock | 7,000 | 342,188 |
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Boquete and San Jose: common questions
What is the time difference between Boquete and San Jose?
San Jose is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−6, while Boquete is on UTC−5.
What time is it in San Jose at the start of the working day in Boquete?
The working day in Boquete starts at 9:00 AM; in San Jose it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Boquete, what time is it in San Jose?
At 6:00 PM in Boquete, clocks in San Jose show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Boquete and San Jose are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Boquete (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in San Jose?
Until 1:00 AM in Boquete it is still the previous day in San Jose. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in San Jose it is already the next day in Boquete.
Is the time difference between Boquete and San Jose the same all year?
Yes. Neither Boquete nor San Jose switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
