Quito to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Quito. 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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Quito 20:06 8:06 PM San Jose 19:06 7:06 PM You –:–
20:06 8:06 PM
Ecuador Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:59 · 🌙 18:05
19:06 7:06 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:23
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Quito.
When you, Quito 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
🇪🇨 Quito
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 | 🇪🇨 Quito | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:06 | 19:06 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Ecuador Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Quito | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Guayaquil | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:59 | 05:25 |
| Sunset | 18:05 | 17:23 |
| Daylight | 12 h 7 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 2,671,191 | 342,188 |
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Quito and San Jose: common questions
What is the time difference between Quito and San Jose?
San Jose is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−6, while Quito is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Quito, what time is it in San Jose?
At 9:00 AM in Quito, clocks in San Jose show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in San Jose at the end of the working day in Quito?
The working day in Quito ends at 6:00 PM; in San Jose it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Quito and in San Jose overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Quito, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose.
When is it still the previous day in San Jose?
Until 1:00 AM in Quito 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 Quito.
Does the time difference between Quito and San Jose change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
