San Jose to Puerto Armuelles: time difference
Puerto Armuelles 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 12:58 12:58 PM Puerto Armuelles 13:58 1:58 PM You –:–
12:58 12:58 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:18
13:58 1:58 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:20 · 🌙 18:15
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+1 h
Puerto Armuelles is 1 h ahead of San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Puerto Armuelles 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
🇵🇦 Puerto Armuelles
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 | 🇵🇦 Puerto Armuelles |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:58 | 13:58 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 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/Panama |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:26 | 06:20 |
| Sunset | 17:18 | 18:15 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 11 h 55 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 20,455 |
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San Jose and Puerto Armuelles: common questions
How far ahead of San Jose is Puerto Armuelles?
Puerto Armuelles is 1 hour ahead of San Jose: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Puerto Armuelles at the start of the working day in San Jose?
The working day in San Jose starts at 9:00 AM; in Puerto Armuelles it is 10:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in Puerto Armuelles?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in Puerto Armuelles show 7:00 PM.
Is there a time when both San Jose and Puerto Armuelles are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Puerto Armuelles), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in San Jose is it tomorrow in Puerto Armuelles?
Once it is 11:00 PM in San Jose, the date in Puerto Armuelles has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Puerto Armuelles, it is still the previous day in San Jose.
Does the time gap between San Jose and Puerto Armuelles change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in San Jose nor in Puerto Armuelles, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
