Cancun to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Cancun. 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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Cancun 20:18 8:18 PM San Jose 19:18 7:18 PM You –:–
20:18 8:18 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:41 · 🌙 18:29
19:18 7:18 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:23
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Cancun.
When you, Cancun 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
🇲🇽 Cancun
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 | 🇲🇽 Cancun | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:18 | 19:18 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Cancun | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:41 | 05:25 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 17:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 48 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 888,797 | 342,188 |
Compare Cancun with another city
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Cancun and San Jose: common questions
How many hours behind Cancun is San Jose?
The clocks in San Jose are 1 hour behind those in Cancun (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
What time is it in San Jose when it is 9:00 AM in Cancun?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cancun, it is 8:00 AM in San Jose.
What time is it in San Jose at the end of the working day in Cancun?
The working day in Cancun ends at 6:00 PM; in San Jose it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call San Jose from Cancun?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cancun – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Cancun is it still yesterday in San Jose?
Before 1:00 AM in Cancun, the date in San Jose has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in San Jose, it is already the next day in Cancun.
Is the time difference between Cancun and San Jose the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cancun nor San Jose switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
