Tulum to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Tulum. 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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Tulum 20:54 8:54 PM San Jose 19:54 7:54 PM You –:–
20:54 8:54 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 18:33
19:54 7:54 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:23
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Tulum.
When you, Tulum 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
🇲🇽 Tulum
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 | 🇲🇽 Tulum | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:54 | 19:54 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Tulum | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:44 | 05:25 |
| Sunset | 18:33 | 17:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 48 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 46,721 | 342,188 |
Compare Tulum with another city
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Tulum and San Jose: common questions
How many hours behind Tulum is San Jose?
The clocks in San Jose are 1 hour behind those in Tulum (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
What time is it in San Jose when it is 9:00 AM in Tulum?
When it is 9:00 AM in Tulum, it is 8:00 AM in San Jose.
If it is 6:00 PM in Tulum, what time is it in San Jose?
At 6:00 PM in Tulum, clocks in San Jose show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Tulum and in San Jose overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Tulum, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose.
When is it still the previous day in San Jose?
Until 1:00 AM in Tulum 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 Tulum.
Does the time difference between Tulum and San Jose change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
