La Merced to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind La Merced. 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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La Merced 16:49 4:49 PM San Jose 15:49 3:49 PM You –:–
16:49 4:49 PM
Peru Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:47 · 🌙 18:06
15:49 3:49 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:19
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind La Merced.
When you, La Merced 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
🇵🇪 La Merced
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 | 🇵🇪 La Merced | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:49 | 15:49 |
| 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 La Merced | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Lima | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:47 | 05:25 |
| Sunset | 18:06 | 17:19 |
| Daylight | 12 h 20 min | 11 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 8,000 | 342,188 |
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La Merced and San Jose: common questions
What is the time difference between La Merced and San Jose?
San Jose is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−6, while La Merced is on UTC−5.
What time is it in San Jose when it is 9:00 AM in La Merced?
When it is 9:00 AM in La Merced, it is 8:00 AM in San Jose.
What time is it in San Jose at the end of the working day in La Merced?
The working day in La Merced ends at 6:00 PM; in San Jose it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in La Merced and in San Jose overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in La Merced, 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 La Merced 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 La Merced.
Is the time difference between La Merced and San Jose the same all year?
Yes. Neither La Merced nor San Jose switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
