San Jose to Santa Lucia: time difference
Santa Lucia 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 15:56 3:56 PM Santa Lucia 16:56 4:56 PM You –:–
15:56 3:56 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:29 · 🌙 17:13
16:56 4:56 PM
Cuba Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:15 · 🌙 17:31
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+1 h
Santa Lucia is 1 h ahead of San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Santa Lucia 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
🇨🇺 Santa Lucia
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 | 🇨🇺 Santa Lucia |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:56 | 16:56 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Cuba Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from San Jose | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Havana |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:29 | 06:15 |
| Sunset | 17:13 | 17:31 |
| Daylight | 11 h 44 min | 11 h 16 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | — |
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San Jose and Santa Lucia: common questions
How far ahead of San Jose is Santa Lucia?
Santa Lucia is 1 hour ahead of San Jose: UTC−5 against UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in San Jose, what time is it in Santa Lucia?
At 9:00 AM in San Jose, clocks in Santa Lucia show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in Santa Lucia?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in Santa Lucia show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Santa Lucia from San Jose?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in San Jose – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Santa Lucia – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Santa Lucia compared with San Jose?
The new day starts in Santa Lucia earlier: at 11:00 PM in San Jose it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Santa Lucia, San Jose is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between San Jose and Santa Lucia change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Santa Lucia. From March 14, 2027, Santa Lucia will be 2 hours ahead of San Jose.
