San José to Mexico City: time difference
Mexico City is 3 h behind San José. 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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San José 17:04 5:04 PM Mexico City 14:04 2:04 PM You –:–
17:04 5:04 PM
Uruguay Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 19:05
14:04 2:04 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:33 · 🌙 18:11
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−3 h
Mexico City is 3 h behind San José.
When you, San José and Mexico City are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇺🇾 San José
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
🇲🇽 Mexico City
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 | 🇺🇾 San José | 🇲🇽 Mexico City |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:04 | 14:04 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Uruguay Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from San José | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Montevideo | America/Mexico City |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:00 | 06:33 |
| Sunset | 19:05 | 18:11 |
| Daylight | 13 h 6 min | 11 h 38 min |
| People on this clock | 36,747 | 9,209,944 |
Compare San José with another city
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San José and Mexico City: common questions
How many hours behind San José is Mexico City?
The clocks in Mexico City are 3 hours behind those in San José (UTC−6 and UTC−3).
If it is 9:00 AM in San José, what time is it in Mexico City?
At 9:00 AM in San José, clocks in Mexico City show 6:00 AM.
What time is it in Mexico City at the end of the working day in San José?
The working day in San José ends at 6:00 PM; in Mexico City it is 3:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in San José and in Mexico City overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in San José, which is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Mexico City.
When is it still the previous day in Mexico City?
Until 3:00 AM in San José it is still the previous day in Mexico City. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Mexico City it is already the next day in San José.
Is the time difference between San José and Mexico City the same all year?
Yes. Neither San José nor Mexico City switches to summer time, so the gap is always 3 hours.
