Portmore to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Portmore. 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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Portmore 15:23 3:23 PM San Jose 14:23 2:23 PM You –:–
15:23 3:23 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:02 · 🌙 17:44
14:23 2:23 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:19
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Portmore.
When you, Portmore 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
🇯🇲 Portmore
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 | 🇯🇲 Portmore | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:23 | 14:23 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Portmore | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Jamaica | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:02 | 05:26 |
| Sunset | 17:44 | 17:19 |
| Daylight | 11 h 42 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 170,000 | 342,188 |
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Portmore and San Jose: common questions
How many hours behind Portmore is San Jose?
The clocks in San Jose are 1 hour behind those in Portmore (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
What time is it in San Jose when it is 9:00 AM in Portmore?
When it is 9:00 AM in Portmore, it is 8:00 AM in San Jose.
What time is it in San Jose at the end of the working day in Portmore?
The working day in Portmore ends at 6:00 PM; in San Jose it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Portmore and in San Jose overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Portmore, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose.
When does the date change in San Jose compared with Portmore?
The new day starts in San Jose later: until 1:00 AM in Portmore, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in San Jose, Portmore is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Portmore and San Jose the same all year?
Yes. Neither Portmore nor San Jose switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
