Iquitos to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Iquitos. 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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Iquitos 13:54 1:54 PM San Jose 12:54 12:54 PM You –:–
13:54 1:54 PM
Peru Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:33 · 🌙 17:45
12:54 12:54 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:19
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Iquitos.
When you, Iquitos 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
🇵🇪 Iquitos
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 | 🇵🇪 Iquitos | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:54 | 12:54 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Peru Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Iquitos | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Lima | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:33 | 05:25 |
| Sunset | 17:45 | 17:19 |
| Daylight | 12 h 12 min | 11 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 32,853 | 342,188 |
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Iquitos and San Jose: common questions
How many hours behind Iquitos is San Jose?
The clocks in San Jose are 1 hour behind those in Iquitos (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
What time is it in San Jose when it is 9:00 AM in Iquitos?
When it is 9:00 AM in Iquitos, it is 8:00 AM in San Jose.
What time is it in San Jose when it is 6:00 PM in Iquitos?
When it is 6:00 PM in Iquitos, it is 5:00 PM in San Jose.
When do working hours in Iquitos and in San Jose overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Iquitos, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose.
When is it still the previous day in San Jose?
Until 1:00 AM in Iquitos 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 Iquitos.
Does the time difference between Iquitos and San Jose change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
