Popayan to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Popayan. 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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Popayan 22:59 10:59 PM San Jose 21:59 9:59 PM You –:–
22:59 10:59 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:51 · 🌙 17:54
21:59 9:59 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:19
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Popayan.
When you, Popayan 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
🇨🇴 Popayan
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 | 🇨🇴 Popayan | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:59 | 21:59 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Colombia Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Popayan | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Bogota | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:51 | 05:26 |
| Sunset | 17:54 | 17:19 |
| Daylight | 12 h 3 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 318,059 | 342,188 |
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Popayan and San Jose: common questions
What is the time difference between Popayan and San Jose?
San Jose is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−6, while Popayan is on UTC−5.
What time is it in San Jose at the start of the working day in Popayan?
The working day in Popayan starts at 9:00 AM; in San Jose it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Popayan, what time is it in San Jose?
At 6:00 PM in Popayan, clocks in San Jose show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call San Jose from Popayan?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Popayan – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in San Jose?
Until 1:00 AM in Popayan 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 Popayan.
Does the time difference between Popayan and San Jose change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
