San Jose to Tena: time difference
Tena 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 01:31 1:31 AM Tena 02:31 2:31 AM You –:–
01:31 1:31 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:19
02:31 2:31 AM
Ecuador Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:01
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+1 h
Tena is 1 h ahead of San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Tena 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
🇪🇨 Tena
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 | 🇪🇨 Tena |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:31 | 02:31 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Ecuador Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from San Jose | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Guayaquil |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:26 | 05:53 |
| Sunset | 17:19 | 18:01 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 12 h 8 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 16,669 |
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San Jose and Tena: common questions
How many hours ahead of San Jose is Tena?
The clocks in Tena 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 Tena?
At 9:00 AM in San Jose, clocks in Tena show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Tena when it is 6:00 PM in San Jose?
When it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, it is 7:00 PM in Tena.
When do working hours in San Jose and in Tena overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Tena.
From what time in San Jose is it tomorrow in Tena?
Once it is 11:00 PM in San Jose, the date in Tena has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Tena, it is still the previous day in San Jose.
Is the time difference between San Jose and Tena the same all year?
Yes. Neither San Jose nor Tena switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
