San Jose to May Pen: time difference
May Pen 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 07:45 7:45 AM May Pen 08:45 8:45 AM You –:–
07:45 7:45 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:23
08:45 8:45 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:02 · 🌙 17:52
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+1 h
May Pen is 1 h ahead of San Jose.
When you, San Jose and May Pen 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
🇯🇲 May Pen
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 | 🇯🇲 May Pen |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:45 | 08:45 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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/Jamaica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:25 | 06:02 |
| Sunset | 17:23 | 17:52 |
| Daylight | 11 h 57 min | 11 h 50 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 44,755 |
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San Jose and May Pen: common questions
How far ahead of San Jose is May Pen?
May Pen is 1 hour ahead of San Jose: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
What time is it in May Pen at the start of the working day in San Jose?
The working day in San Jose starts at 9:00 AM; in May Pen it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in May Pen?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in May Pen show 7:00 PM.
When do working hours in San Jose and in May Pen 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 May Pen.
When does the date change in May Pen compared with San Jose?
The new day starts in May Pen earlier: at 11:00 PM in San Jose it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in May Pen, San Jose is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between San Jose and May Pen the same all year?
Yes. Neither San Jose nor May Pen switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
