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San José and Lima Time Difference

San José is 1h behind Lima

San José
San José

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

10:20:26

Sunday, April 5, 2026

Costa Rica · America/Costa_Rica · CST

Lima
Lima

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

11:20:26

Sunday, April 5, 2026

Peru · America/Lima · GMT-5

Best time for work calls

If you are scheduling a call between San José and Lima, the overlap window is limited to typical business hours. When it is 9 am in San José it is 10 am in Lima — a workable window for scheduling. The latest reasonable overlap is around 4 pm in San José (5 pm in Lima). Outside this window there is effectively no good overlap for regular office hours.

Best time for family calls

San José and Lima have a comfortable window for a family call — no awkward alarms required. San José is 1 hour behind Lima, 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 Lima, 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

Data via sunrisesunset.io

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

Lima

  • Easter Sunday

    Domingo Santo

  • International Workers' Day

    Día del Trabajo

  • Saint Peter and Saint Paul

    Día de San Pedro y San Pablo

Via Nager.Date

🌅 Dawn5:50:57 AM
☀️ Sunrise6:12:10 AM
🌞 Solar Noon12:11:59 PM
🌇 Golden Hour5:43:39 PM
🌆 Sunset6:11:47 PM
🌃 Dusk6:33:01 PM
Day length11:59:36

Data via sunrisesunset.io

Condition☁️ Overcast
Temperature24°C
Feels like28°C
Humidity83%
Wind8 mph S

Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min

Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination87%
CycleWaning
Moon age18.2 days
Moonrise19:58
Moonset09:08
New87% illuminatedFull

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