San Jose to Portmore: time difference
Portmore 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 15:07 3:07 PM Portmore 16:07 4:07 PM You –:–
15:07 3:07 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:19
16:07 4:07 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:02 · 🌙 17:44
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+1 h
Portmore is 1 h ahead of San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Portmore 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
🇯🇲 Portmore
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 | 🇯🇲 Portmore |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:07 | 16:07 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 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 | 05:26 | 06:02 |
| Sunset | 17:19 | 17:44 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 11 h 42 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 170,000 |
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San Jose and Portmore: common questions
What is the time difference between San Jose and Portmore?
Portmore 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 Portmore?
At 9:00 AM in San Jose, clocks in Portmore show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in Portmore?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in Portmore show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Portmore from San Jose?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in San Jose – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Portmore – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Portmore?
From 11:00 PM in San Jose it is already the next day in Portmore. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Portmore it is still the previous day in San Jose.
Is the time difference between San Jose and Portmore the same all year?
Yes. Neither San Jose nor Portmore switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
