San Jose to Cartagena: time difference
Cartagena 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 11:38 11:38 AM Cartagena 12:38 12:38 PM You –:–
11:38 11:38 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:19
12:38 12:38 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:52 · 🌙 17:45
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+1 h
Cartagena is 1 h ahead of San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Cartagena 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
🇨🇴 Cartagena
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 | 🇨🇴 Cartagena |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:38 | 12:38 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 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 | 05:52 |
| Sunset | 17:19 | 17:45 |
| Daylight | 11 h 54 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 1,028,736 |
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San Jose and Cartagena: common questions
How many hours ahead of San Jose is Cartagena?
The clocks in Cartagena 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 Cartagena?
At 9:00 AM in San Jose, clocks in Cartagena show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Cartagena when it is 6:00 PM in San Jose?
When it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, it is 7:00 PM in Cartagena.
When is a good time to call Cartagena from San Jose?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in San Jose – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cartagena – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Cartagena?
From 11:00 PM in San Jose it is already the next day in Cartagena. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Cartagena it is still the previous day in San Jose.
Does the time gap between San Jose and Cartagena change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in San Jose nor in Cartagena, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
