San José
Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)
Sunday, April 5, 2026
Costa Rica · America/Costa_Rica · CST
San José and Chicago Time Difference
San José is 1h behind Chicago
10:23:01
Chicago
Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)
Sunday, April 5, 2026
United States · America/Chicago · CDT
Best time for work calls
If you are scheduling a call between San José and Chicago, the overlap window is limited to typical business hours. When it is 9 am in San José it is 10 am in Chicago — a workable window for scheduling. The latest reasonable overlap is around 4 pm in San José (5 pm in Chicago). Outside this window there is effectively no good overlap for regular office hours.
Best time for family calls
San José and Chicago have a comfortable window for a family call — no awkward alarms required. San José is 1 hour behind Chicago, which gives you 2 hours of genuine overlap when both sides are free. Aim for between 6 pm and 8 pm in San José — that lands at 7 pm to 9 pm in Chicago, after the school run and before anyone's ready for bed. For a Sunday catch-up or a midweek check-in, this is the sweet spot.
San José
Juan Santamaría Day
Día de Juan Santamaría
Labour Day
Día Internacional del Trabajo
Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica
Anexión del Partido de Nicoya a Costa Rica
Via Nager.Date
🌅 Dawn5:06:32 AM
☀️ Sunrise5:27:40 AM
🌞 Solar Noon11:40:10 AM
🌇 Golden Hour5:24:46 PM
🌆 Sunset5:52:39 PM
🌃 Dusk6:13:48 PM
Day length12:24:59
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Condition🌤️ Mainly clear
Temperature27°C
Feels like31°C
Humidity55%
Wind7 mph E
Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min
Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination87%
CycleWaning
Moon age18.2 days
Moonrise20:05
Moonset07:56
New87% illuminatedFull
Chicago
Truman Day
Memorial Day
Juneteenth National Independence Day
Via Nager.Date
🌅 Dawn5:56:53 AM
☀️ Sunrise6:25:15 AM
🌞 Solar Noon12:54:19 PM
🌇 Golden Hour6:46:26 PM
🌆 Sunset7:23:23 PM
🌃 Dusk7:51:45 PM
Day length12:58:08
Data via sunrisesunset.io
Condition🌤️ Mainly clear
Temperature5°C
Feels like1°C
Humidity70%
Wind12 mph NW
Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min
Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination87%
CycleWaning
Moon age18.2 days
Moonrise22:34
Moonset07:53
New87% illuminatedFull