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San José and New York City Time Difference

San José is 2h behind New York City

San José

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

Sunday, July 5, 2026

Costa Rica · America/Costa_Rica · CST

New York City

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

Sunday, July 5, 2026

United States · America/New_York · EDT

Best time for work calls

If you are scheduling a call between San José and New York City, the overlap window is limited to typical business hours. When it is 9 am in San José it is 11 am in New York City — a workable window for scheduling. The latest reasonable overlap is around 3 pm in San José (5 pm in New York City). Outside this window there is effectively no good overlap for regular office hours.

Best time for family calls

San José and New York City have a comfortable window for a family call — no awkward alarms required. San José is 2 hours behind New York City, which gives you about an hour of genuine overlap when both sides are free. Aim for between 6 pm and 7 pm in San José — that lands at 8 pm to 9 pm in New York 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 20d
  • Feast of Our Lady of the Angels

    Aug 2in 28d
  • Mother's Day

    Aug 15in 41d

Daylight Cycle

🌅 Dawn4:58:34 AM
☀️ Sunrise5:21:30 AM
🌞 Solar Noon11:42:03 AM
🌇 Golden Hour5:32:31 PM
🌆 Sunset6:02:35 PM
🌃 Dusk6:25:32 PM
Day length12:41:04

Data via sunrisesunset.io

Current Weather

Condition
Temperature
Feels like
Humidity
Wind

Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min

Moon Phase

Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination75%
CycleWaning
Moon age19.7 days
Moonrise21:38
Moonset09:56

New York City

  • Labour Day

    Sep 7in 64d
  • Columbus Day

    Oct 12in 99d
  • Columbus Day

    Oct 12in 99d

Daylight Cycle

🌅 Dawn4:58:47 AM
☀️ Sunrise5:31:49 AM
🌞 Solar Noon1:01:42 PM
🌇 Golden Hour7:50:37 PM
🌆 Sunset8:31:35 PM
🌃 Dusk9:04:37 PM
Day length14:59:45

Data via sunrisesunset.io

Current Weather

Condition
Temperature
Feels like
Humidity
Wind

Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min

Moon Phase

Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination75%
CycleWaning
Moon age19.7 days
Moonrise23:13
Moonset11:05

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