San Jose to Bogota: time difference
Bogota 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 21:51 9:51 PM Bogota 22:51 10:51 PM You –:–
21:51 9:51 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:23
22:51 10:51 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 17:46
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+1 h
Bogota is 1 h ahead of San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Bogota 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
🇨🇴 Bogota
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 | 🇨🇴 Bogota |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:51 | 22:51 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Colombia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from San Jose | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Bogota |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:25 | 05:43 |
| Sunset | 17:23 | 17:46 |
| Daylight | 11 h 58 min | 12 h 3 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 8,181,047 |
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San Jose and Bogota: common questions
How far ahead of San Jose is Bogota?
Bogota is 1 hour ahead of San Jose: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Bogota at the start of the working day in San Jose?
The working day in San Jose starts at 9:00 AM; in Bogota it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in Bogota?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in Bogota show 7:00 PM.
Is there a time when both San Jose and Bogota are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Bogota), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in San Jose is it tomorrow in Bogota?
Once it is 11:00 PM in San Jose, the date in Bogota has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Bogota, it is still the previous day in San Jose.
Does the time gap between San Jose and Bogota change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in San Jose nor in Bogota, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
