San José
Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Costa Rica · America/Costa_Rica · CST
San José and Chicago Time Difference
San José is 1h behind Chicago
Chicago
Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)
Wednesday, May 20, 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
Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica
Jul 25in 66dFeast of Our Lady of the Angels
Aug 2in 74dMother's Day
Aug 15in 87d
Daylight Cycle
🌅 Dawn4:48:30 AM
☀️ Sunrise5:11:00 AM
🌞 Solar Noon11:34:19 AM
🌇 Golden Hour5:28:05 PM
🌆 Sunset5:57:38 PM
🌃 Dusk6:20:09 PM
Day length12:46:37
Data via sunrisesunset.io
Current Weather
Condition☁️ Overcast
Temperature21°C
Feels like22°C
Humidity79%
Wind6 mph E
Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min
Moon Phase
Phase🌒 Waxing Crescent
Illumination24%
CycleWaxing
Moon age4.8 days
Moonrise09:59
Moonset22:08
Chicago
Memorial Day
May 25in 5dJuneteenth National Independence Day
Jun 19in 30dIndependence Day
Jul 3in 44d
Daylight Cycle
🌅 Dawn4:51:51 AM
☀️ Sunrise5:24:25 AM
🌞 Solar Noon12:48:29 PM
🌇 Golden Hour7:31:55 PM
🌆 Sunset8:12:33 PM
🌃 Dusk8:45:06 PM
Day length14:48:07
Data via sunrisesunset.io
Current Weather
Condition🌙 Clear sky
Temperature9°C
Feels like6°C
Humidity69%
Wind10 mph N
Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min
Moon Phase
Phase🌒 Waxing Crescent
Illumination24%
CycleWaxing
Moon age4.8 days
Moonrise10:03
Moonset00:40