San Jose to the Bahamas: time difference
The Bahamas is 1 h ahead of San Jose. 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 Jose 07:20 7:20 AM Bahamas 08:20 8:20 AM You –:–
07:20 7:20 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:29 · 🌙 17:13
08:20 8:20 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:21 · 🌙 17:27
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+1 h
The Bahamas is 1 h ahead of San Jose.
When you, San Jose and the Bahamas 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 Jose
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
🇧🇸 Bahamas
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 San Jose | 🇧🇸 Bahamas |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:20 | 08:20 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from San Jose | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Nassau |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:29 | 06:21 |
| Sunset | 17:13 | 17:27 |
| Daylight | 11 h 44 min | 11 h 6 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 399,440 |
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San Jose and the Bahamas: common questions
How far ahead of San Jose is the Bahamas?
The Bahamas is 1 hour ahead of San Jose: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
What time is it in the Bahamas when it is 9:00 AM in San Jose?
When it is 9:00 AM in San Jose, it is 10:00 AM in the Bahamas.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in the Bahamas?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in the Bahamas show 7:00 PM.
When do working hours in San Jose and in the Bahamas overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in the Bahamas.
When does the date change in the Bahamas compared with San Jose?
The new day starts in the Bahamas earlier: at 11:00 PM in San Jose it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in the Bahamas, San Jose is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between San Jose and the Bahamas change?
Yes. The clocks change only in the Bahamas. From March 14, 2027, the Bahamas will be 2 hours ahead of San Jose.
