San Jose to Salento: time difference
Salento 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 21:59 9:59 PM Salento 22:59 10:59 PM You –:–
21:59 9:59 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:19
22:59 10:59 PM
Colombia Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:48 · 🌙 17:48
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+1 h
Salento is 1 h ahead of San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Salento 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
🇨🇴 Salento
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 | 🇨🇴 Salento |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:59 | 22:59 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Colombia Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from San Jose | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Bogota |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:26 | 05:48 |
| Sunset | 17:19 | 17:48 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 12 h |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 9,748 |
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San Jose and Salento: common questions
How many hours ahead of San Jose is Salento?
The clocks in Salento are 1 hour ahead of those in San Jose (UTC−5 and UTC−6).
If it is 9:00 AM in San Jose, what time is it in Salento?
At 9:00 AM in San Jose, clocks in Salento show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Salento at the end of the working day in San Jose?
The working day in San Jose ends at 6:00 PM; in Salento it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both San Jose and Salento are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Salento), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Salento?
From 11:00 PM in San Jose it is already the next day in Salento. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Salento it is still the previous day in San Jose.
Does the time gap between San Jose and Salento change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in San Jose nor in Salento, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
