Tena to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Tena. 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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Tena 19:41 7:41 PM San Jose 18:41 6:41 PM You –:–
19:41 7:41 PM
Ecuador Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:01
18:41 6:41 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:19
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Tena.
When you, Tena 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
🇪🇨 Tena
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 | 🇪🇨 Tena | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:41 | 18:41 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Ecuador Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Tena | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Guayaquil | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:53 | 05:25 |
| Sunset | 18:01 | 17:19 |
| Daylight | 12 h 8 min | 11 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 16,669 | 342,188 |
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Tena and San Jose: common questions
How many hours behind Tena is San Jose?
The clocks in San Jose are 1 hour behind those in Tena (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
What time is it in San Jose when it is 9:00 AM in Tena?
When it is 9:00 AM in Tena, it is 8:00 AM in San Jose.
If it is 6:00 PM in Tena, what time is it in San Jose?
At 6:00 PM in Tena, clocks in San Jose show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Tena and in San Jose overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Tena, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose.
Until what time in Tena is it still yesterday in San Jose?
Before 1:00 AM in Tena, the date in San Jose has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in San Jose, it is already the next day in Tena.
Does the time difference between Tena and San Jose change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
