San Jose to Lima, OH: time difference
Lima, OH 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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San Jose 14:50 2:50 PM Lima, OH 15:50 3:50 PM You –:–
14:50 2:50 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:29 · 🌙 17:13
15:50 3:50 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 17:28
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+1 h
Lima, OH is 1 h ahead of San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Lima, OH 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
🇺🇸 Lima, OH
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 | 🇺🇸 Lima, OH |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:50 | 15:50 |
| 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/New York |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:29 | 07:13 |
| Sunset | 17:13 | 17:28 |
| Daylight | 11 h 44 min | 10 h 15 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 35,868 |
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San Jose and Lima, OH: common questions
How far ahead of San Jose is Lima, OH?
Lima is 1 hour ahead of San Jose: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Lima, OH, at the start of the working day in San Jose?
The working day in San Jose starts at 9:00 AM; in Lima it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in Lima, OH?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in Lima show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Lima, OH, from San Jose?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in San Jose – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Lima – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Lima, OH?
From 11:00 PM in San Jose it is already the next day in Lima. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Lima it is still the previous day in San Jose.
Does the time difference between San Jose and Lima, OH, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Lima. From March 14, 2027, Lima will be 2 hours ahead of San Jose.
