Rio de Janeiro to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 3 h behind Rio de Janeiro. 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 de Janeiro 02:49 2:49 AM San Jose 23:49 11:49 PM You –:–
02:49 2:49 AM
Brasilia Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:55
23:49 11:49 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:23
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−3 h
San Jose is 3 h behind Rio de Janeiro.
When you, Rio de Janeiro 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 de Janeiro
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
21 9 PM 22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:49 | 23:49 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Brasilia Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Rio de Janeiro | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Sao Paulo | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:26 | 05:25 |
| Sunset | 17:55 | 17:23 |
| Daylight | 12 h 30 min | 11 h 57 min |
| People on this clock | 6,211,223 | 342,188 |
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Rio de Janeiro and San Jose: common questions
How far behind Rio de Janeiro is San Jose?
San Jose is 3 hours behind Rio de Janeiro: UTC−6 against UTC−3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in San Jose?
At 9:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in San Jose show 6:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, what time is it in San Jose?
At 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, clocks in San Jose show 3:00 PM.
When do working hours in Rio de Janeiro and in San Jose overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Rio de Janeiro, which is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in San Jose.
Until what time in Rio de Janeiro is it still yesterday in San Jose?
Before 3:00 AM in Rio de Janeiro, the date in San Jose has not changed yet. From 9:00 PM in San Jose, it is already the next day in Rio de Janeiro.
Does the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and San Jose change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 3 hours all year.
