Puerto Armuelles to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Puerto Armuelles. 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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Puerto Armuelles 13:21 1:21 PM San Jose 12:21 12:21 PM You –:–
13:21 1:21 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 18:15
12:21 12:21 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:18
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Puerto Armuelles.
When you, Puerto Armuelles 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
🇵🇦 Puerto Armuelles
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 | 🇵🇦 Puerto Armuelles | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:21 | 12:21 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Puerto Armuelles | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Panama | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:20 | 05:26 |
| Sunset | 18:15 | 17:18 |
| Daylight | 11 h 55 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 20,455 | 342,188 |
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Puerto Armuelles and San Jose: common questions
What is the time difference between Puerto Armuelles and San Jose?
San Jose is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−6, while Puerto Armuelles is on UTC−5.
What time is it in San Jose at the start of the working day in Puerto Armuelles?
The working day in Puerto Armuelles starts at 9:00 AM; in San Jose it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Puerto Armuelles, what time is it in San Jose?
At 6:00 PM in Puerto Armuelles, clocks in San Jose show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call San Jose from Puerto Armuelles?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Puerto Armuelles – 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 Puerto Armuelles 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 Puerto Armuelles.
Does the time difference between Puerto Armuelles and San Jose change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
