Cozumel to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Cozumel. 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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Cozumel 20:19 8:19 PM San Jose 19:19 7:19 PM You –:–
20:19 8:19 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:41 · 🌙 18:30
19:19 7:19 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:23
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Cozumel.
When you, Cozumel 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
🇲🇽 Cozumel
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 | 🇲🇽 Cozumel | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:19 | 19:19 |
| 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 Cozumel | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:41 | 05:25 |
| Sunset | 18:30 | 17:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 48 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 77,236 | 342,188 |
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Cozumel and San Jose: common questions
How far behind Cozumel is San Jose?
San Jose is 1 hour behind Cozumel: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
What time is it in San Jose when it is 9:00 AM in Cozumel?
When it is 9:00 AM in Cozumel, it is 8:00 AM in San Jose.
What time is it in San Jose at the end of the working day in Cozumel?
The working day in Cozumel 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 Cozumel?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cozumel – 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 Cozumel is it still yesterday in San Jose?
Before 1:00 AM in Cozumel, the date in San Jose has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in San Jose, it is already the next day in Cozumel.
Does the time difference between Cozumel and San Jose change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
