San Jose to Buenaventura: time difference
Buenaventura 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.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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San Jose 11:59 11:59 AM Buenaventura 12:59 12:59 PM You –:–
11:59 11:59 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:17
12:59 12:59 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 17:54
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Buenaventura is 1 h ahead of San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Buenaventura 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
🇨🇴 Buenaventura
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 | 🇨🇴 Buenaventura |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:59 | 12:59 |
| Local date | Friday, October 23, 2026 | Friday, October 23, 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 | 05:26 | 05:53 |
| Sunset | 17:17 | 17:54 |
| Daylight | 11 h 51 min | 12 h 1 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 365,607 |
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San Jose and Buenaventura: common questions
How many hours ahead of San Jose is Buenaventura?
The clocks in Buenaventura are 1 hour ahead of those in San Jose (UTC−5 and UTC−6).
If it is 9:00 AM in San Jose, what time is it in Buenaventura?
At 9:00 AM in San Jose, clocks in Buenaventura show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Buenaventura at the end of the working day in San Jose?
The working day in San Jose ends at 6:00 PM; in Buenaventura it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both San Jose and Buenaventura are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Buenaventura), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in San Jose is it tomorrow in Buenaventura?
Once it is 11:00 PM in San Jose, the date in Buenaventura has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Buenaventura, it is still the previous day in San Jose.
Does the time gap between San Jose and Buenaventura change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in San Jose nor in Buenaventura, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
