Tulcán to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Tulcán. 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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Tulcán 23:12 11:12 PM San Jose 22:12 10:12 PM You –:–
23:12 11:12 PM
Ecuador Time · UTC-5
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 18:00
22:12 10:12 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:19
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Tulcán.
When you, Tulcán 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
🇪🇨 Tulcán
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 | 🇪🇨 Tulcán | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:12 | 22:12 |
| 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 Tulcán | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Guayaquil | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:54 | 05:25 |
| Sunset | 18:00 | 17:19 |
| Daylight | 12 h 6 min | 11 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 82,734 | 342,188 |
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Tulcán and San Jose: common questions
What is the time difference between Tulcán and San Jose?
San Jose is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−6, while Tulcán is on UTC−5.
What time is it in San Jose at the start of the working day in Tulcán?
The working day in Tulcán starts at 9:00 AM; in San Jose it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Tulcán, what time is it in San Jose?
At 6:00 PM in Tulcán, clocks in San Jose show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call San Jose from Tulcán?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Tulcán – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in San Jose?
Until 1:00 AM in Tulcán 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 Tulcán.
Does the time gap between Tulcán and San Jose change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Tulcán nor in San Jose, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
