Panama City to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Panama City. 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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Panama City 00:50 12:50 AM San Jose 23:50 11:50 PM You –:–
00:50 12:50 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:07 · 🌙 18:05
23:50 11:50 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:23
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Panama City.
When you, Panama City 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
🇵🇦 Panama City
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 | 🇵🇦 Panama City | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:50 | 23:50 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Panama City | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Panama | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:07 | 05:25 |
| Sunset | 18:05 | 17:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 58 min | 11 h 57 min |
| People on this clock | 1,086,990 | 342,188 |
Compare Panama City with another city
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Panama City and San Jose: common questions
How far behind Panama City is San Jose?
San Jose is 1 hour behind Panama City: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Panama City, what time is it in San Jose?
At 9:00 AM in Panama City, clocks in San Jose show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in San Jose when it is 6:00 PM in Panama City?
When it is 6:00 PM in Panama City, it is 5:00 PM in San Jose.
When do working hours in Panama City and in San Jose overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Panama City, 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 Panama City 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 Panama City.
Is the time difference between Panama City and San Jose the same all year?
Yes. Neither Panama City nor San Jose switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
