Chone to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Chone. 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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Chone 18:43 6:43 PM San Jose 17:43 5:43 PM You –:–
18:43 6:43 PM
Ecuador Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 18:10
17:43 5:43 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:19
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Chone.
When you, Chone 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
🇪🇨 Chone
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 | 🇪🇨 Chone | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:43 | 17:43 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Ecuador Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Chone | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Guayaquil | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:03 | 05:25 |
| Sunset | 18:10 | 17:19 |
| Daylight | 12 h 8 min | 11 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 44,751 | 342,188 |
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Chone and San Jose: common questions
What is the time difference between Chone and San Jose?
San Jose is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−6, while Chone is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Chone, what time is it in San Jose?
At 9:00 AM in Chone, clocks in San Jose show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in San Jose at the end of the working day in Chone?
The working day in Chone 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 Chone?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Chone – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in San Jose?
Until 1:00 AM in Chone 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 Chone.
Does the time gap between Chone and San Jose change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Chone nor in San Jose, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
