Puerto Padre to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Puerto Padre. 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 Padre 02:50 2:50 AM San Jose 01:50 1:50 AM You –:–
02:50 2:50 AM
Cuba Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:13 · 🌙 17:29
01:50 1:50 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:29 · 🌙 17:13
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Puerto Padre.
When you, Puerto Padre 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 Padre
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 Padre | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:50 | 01:50 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Cuba Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Puerto Padre | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Havana | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:13 | 05:29 |
| Sunset | 17:29 | 17:13 |
| Daylight | 11 h 16 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 34,086 | 342,188 |
Compare Puerto Padre with another city
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Puerto Padre and San Jose: common questions
How many hours behind Puerto Padre is San Jose?
The clocks in San Jose are 1 hour behind those in Puerto Padre (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Puerto Padre, what time is it in San Jose?
At 9:00 AM in Puerto Padre, clocks in San Jose show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in San Jose at the end of the working day in Puerto Padre?
The working day in Puerto Padre ends at 6:00 PM; in San Jose it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call San Jose from Puerto Padre?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Puerto Padre – 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 does the date change in San Jose compared with Puerto Padre?
The new day starts in San Jose later: until 1:00 AM in Puerto Padre, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in San Jose, Puerto Padre is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Puerto Padre and San Jose change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Puerto Padre but not in San Jose. From March 14, 2027, San Jose will be 2 hours behind Puerto Padre.
