San Jose to Ocho Rios: time difference
Ocho Rios 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
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
San Jose 22:14 10:14 PM Ocho Rios 23:14 11:14 PM You –:–
22:14 10:14 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:19
23:14 11:14 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 17:46
·
+1 h
Ocho Rios is 1 h ahead of San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Ocho Rios 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
🇯🇲 Ocho Rios
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
📍 Your time
- Asleep
- Early
- Working hours
- Evening
- Both working
- Right now
Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 San Jose | 🇯🇲 Ocho Rios |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:14 | 23:14 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 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 | 06:03 |
| Sunset | 17:19 | 17:46 |
| Daylight | 11 h 54 min | 11 h 42 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 26,503 |
Compare San Jose with another city
More comparisons with San Jose: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Nearby time zones
Big time differences
San Jose and Ocho Rios: common questions
What is the time difference between San Jose and Ocho Rios?
Ocho Rios is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC−5, while San Jose is on UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in San Jose, what time is it in Ocho Rios?
At 9:00 AM in San Jose, clocks in Ocho Rios show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in Ocho Rios?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in Ocho Rios show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Ocho Rios from San Jose?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in San Jose – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Ocho Rios – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in San Jose is it tomorrow in Ocho Rios?
Once it is 11:00 PM in San Jose, the date in Ocho Rios has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Ocho Rios, it is still the previous day in San Jose.
Does the time gap between San Jose and Ocho Rios change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in San Jose nor in Ocho Rios, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
