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San José and Mexico City Time Difference

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San José

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Costa Rica · America/Costa_Rica · CST

Mexico City

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Mexico · America/Mexico_City · CST

Best time for work calls

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

Best time for family calls

San José and Mexico City have a comfortable window for a family call — no awkward alarms required. San José and Mexico City are in the same time zone, which gives you 3 hours of genuine overlap when both sides are free. Aim for between 6 pm and 9 pm in San José — that lands at 6 pm to 9 pm in Mexico City, 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

Mexico City

  • Independence Day

    Sep 16in 119d
  • Revolution Day

    Nov 16in 180d
  • Christmas Day

    Dec 25in 219d

Daylight Cycle

🌅 Dawn5:29:50 AM
☀️ Sunrise5:53:41 AM
🌞 Solar Noon12:34:30 PM
🌇 Golden Hour6:44:16 PM
🌆 Sunset7:15:18 PM
🌃 Dusk7:39:09 PM
Day length13:21:36

Data via sunrisesunset.io

Current Weather

Condition🌦️ Drizzle
Temperature17°C
Feels like17°C
Humidity73%
Wind3 mph W

Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min

Moon Phase

Phase🌒 Waxing Crescent
Illumination24%
CycleWaxing
Moon age4.8 days
Moonrise10:46
Moonset23:29

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