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San José and New York City Time Difference

San José is 2h behind New York City

San José
San José

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

10:27:11

Sunday, April 5, 2026

Costa Rica · America/Costa_Rica · CST

New York City
New York City

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

12:27:11

Sunday, April 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

  • 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

New York City

  • Truman Day

  • Memorial Day

  • Juneteenth National Independence Day

Via Nager.Date

🌅 Dawn6:05:42 AM
☀️ Sunrise6:33:30 AM
🌞 Solar Noon12:59:50 PM
🌇 Golden Hour6:49:54 PM
🌆 Sunset7:26:10 PM
🌃 Dusk7:53:58 PM
Day length12:52:39

Data via sunrisesunset.io

Condition☁️ Overcast
Temperature12°C
Feels like11°C
Humidity93%
Wind7 mph W

Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min

Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination87%
CycleWaning
Moon age18.2 days
Moonrise22:33
Moonset08:01
New87% illuminatedFull

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