Tarapoto to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Tarapoto. 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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Tarapoto 14:52 2:52 PM San Jose 13:52 1:52 PM You –:–
14:52 2:52 PM
Peru Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:44 · 🌙 17:59
13:52 1:52 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:19
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Tarapoto.
When you, Tarapoto and San Jose are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇵🇪 Tarapoto
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
🇨🇷 San Jose
23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇪 Tarapoto | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:52 | 13:52 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Peru Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Tarapoto | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Lima | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:44 | 05:25 |
| Sunset | 17:59 | 17:19 |
| Daylight | 12 h 15 min | 11 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 68,295 | 342,188 |
Compare Tarapoto with another city
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Tarapoto and San Jose: common questions
How far behind Tarapoto is San Jose?
San Jose is 1 hour behind Tarapoto: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Tarapoto, what time is it in San Jose?
At 9:00 AM in Tarapoto, clocks in San Jose show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in San Jose at the end of the working day in Tarapoto?
The working day in Tarapoto ends at 6:00 PM; in San Jose it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Tarapoto and San Jose are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Tarapoto (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in San Jose?
Until 1:00 AM in Tarapoto it is still the previous day in San Jose. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in San Jose it is already the next day in Tarapoto.
Does the time difference between Tarapoto and San Jose change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
