Rio Branco to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Rio Branco. 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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Rio Branco 16:46 4:46 PM San Jose 15:46 3:46 PM You –:–
16:46 4:46 PM
Acre Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:03 · 🌙 17:29
15:46 3:46 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:27 · 🌙 17:15
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Rio Branco.
When you, Rio Branco 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
🇧🇷 Rio Branco
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 | 🇧🇷 Rio Branco | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:46 | 15:46 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Time zone | Acre Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Rio Branco | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Rio Branco | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:03 | 05:27 |
| Sunset | 17:29 | 17:15 |
| Daylight | 12 h 26 min | 11 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 364,756 | 342,188 |
Compare Rio Branco with another city
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Rio Branco and San Jose: common questions
How many hours behind Rio Branco is San Jose?
The clocks in San Jose are 1 hour behind those in Rio Branco (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio Branco, what time is it in San Jose?
At 9:00 AM in Rio Branco, clocks in San Jose show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio Branco, what time is it in San Jose?
At 6:00 PM in Rio Branco, clocks in San Jose show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Rio Branco and San Jose are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Rio Branco (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Rio Branco is it still yesterday in San Jose?
Before 1:00 AM in Rio Branco, the date in San Jose has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in San Jose, it is already the next day in Rio Branco.
Does the time gap between Rio Branco and San Jose change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Rio Branco nor in San Jose, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
