Cusco to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Cusco. 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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Cusco 21:49 9:49 PM San Jose 20:49 8:49 PM You –:–
21:49 9:49 PM
Peru Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:45
20:49 8:49 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:23
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Cusco.
When you, Cusco 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
🇵🇪 Cusco
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 | 🇵🇪 Cusco | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:49 | 20:49 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Peru Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Cusco | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Lima | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:26 | 05:25 |
| Sunset | 17:45 | 17:23 |
| Daylight | 12 h 19 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 428,450 | 342,188 |
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Cusco and San Jose: common questions
What is the time difference between Cusco and San Jose?
San Jose is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−6, while Cusco is on UTC−5.
What time is it in San Jose at the start of the working day in Cusco?
The working day in Cusco starts at 9:00 AM; in San Jose it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cusco, what time is it in San Jose?
At 6:00 PM in Cusco, clocks in San Jose show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Cusco and San Jose are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cusco (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Cusco is it still yesterday in San Jose?
Before 1:00 AM in Cusco, the date in San Jose has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in San Jose, it is already the next day in Cusco.
Does the time difference between Cusco and San Jose change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
