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San José and Los Angeles Time Difference

San José is 1h ahead of Los Angeles

San José

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Costa Rica · America/Costa_Rica · CST

Los Angeles

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

United States · America/Los_Angeles · PDT

Best time for work calls

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

Best time for family calls

San José and Los Angeles have a comfortable window for a family call — no awkward alarms required. San José is 1 hour ahead of Los Angeles, which gives you 4 hours of genuine overlap when both sides are free. Aim for between 6 pm and 10 pm in San José — that lands at 5 pm to 9 pm in Los Angeles, 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 66d
  • Feast of Our Lady of the Angels

    Aug 2in 74d
  • Mother'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

Los Angeles

  • Memorial Day

    May 25in 5d
  • Juneteenth National Independence Day

    Jun 19in 30d
  • Independence Day

    Jul 3in 44d

Daylight Cycle

🌅 Dawn5:19:34 AM
☀️ Sunrise5:47:39 AM
🌞 Solar Noon12:50:56 PM
🌇 Golden Hour7:18:26 PM
🌆 Sunset7:54:14 PM
🌃 Dusk8:22:19 PM
Day length14:06:34

Data via sunrisesunset.io

Current Weather

Condition☀️ Clear sky
Temperature24°C
Feels like21°C
Humidity37%
Wind9 mph W

Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min

Moon Phase

Phase🌒 Waxing Crescent
Illumination24%
CycleWaxing
Moon age4.8 days
Moonrise10:35
Moonset00:21

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