Portoviejo to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Portoviejo. 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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Portoviejo 01:08 1:08 AM San Jose 00:08 12:08 AM You –:–
01:08 1:08 AM
Ecuador Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:04 · 🌙 18:12
00:08 12:08 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:19
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Portoviejo.
When you, Portoviejo 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
🇪🇨 Portoviejo
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 | 🇪🇨 Portoviejo | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:08 | 00:08 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Ecuador Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Portoviejo | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Guayaquil | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:04 | 05:26 |
| Sunset | 18:12 | 17:19 |
| Daylight | 12 h 8 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 180,641 | 342,188 |
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Portoviejo and San Jose: common questions
How many hours behind Portoviejo is San Jose?
The clocks in San Jose are 1 hour behind those in Portoviejo (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Portoviejo, what time is it in San Jose?
At 9:00 AM in Portoviejo, clocks in San Jose show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in San Jose at the end of the working day in Portoviejo?
The working day in Portoviejo ends at 6:00 PM; in San Jose it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Portoviejo and in San Jose overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Portoviejo, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose.
When does the date change in San Jose compared with Portoviejo?
The new day starts in San Jose later: until 1:00 AM in Portoviejo, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in San Jose, Portoviejo is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Portoviejo and San Jose the same all year?
Yes. Neither Portoviejo nor San Jose switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
