Cartago to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Cartago. 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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Cartago 03:58 3:58 AM San Jose 02:58 2:58 AM You –:–
03:58 3:58 AM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:50 · 🌙 17:51
02:58 2:58 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:20
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Cartago.
When you, Cartago 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
🇨🇴 Cartago
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 | 🇨🇴 Cartago | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:58 | 02:58 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Cartago | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Bogota | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:50 | 05:25 |
| Sunset | 17:51 | 17:20 |
| Daylight | 12 h 1 min | 11 h 55 min |
| People on this clock | 135,365 | 342,188 |
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Cartago and San Jose: common questions
What is the time difference between Cartago and San Jose?
San Jose is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−6, while Cartago is on UTC−5.
What time is it in San Jose when it is 9:00 AM in Cartago?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cartago, it is 8:00 AM in San Jose.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cartago, what time is it in San Jose?
At 6:00 PM in Cartago, clocks in San Jose show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Cartago and in San Jose overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cartago, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose.
Until what time in Cartago is it still yesterday in San Jose?
Before 1:00 AM in Cartago, the date in San Jose has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in San Jose, it is already the next day in Cartago.
Is the time difference between Cartago and San Jose the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cartago nor San Jose switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
