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San José and San Diego Time Difference

San José is 1h ahead of San Diego

San José
San José

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

12:23:03

Sunday, April 5, 2026

Costa Rica · America/Costa_Rica · CST

San Diego
San Diego

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

11:23:03

Sunday, April 5, 2026

United States · America/Los_Angeles · PDT

Best time for work calls

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

Best time for family calls

San José and San Diego have a comfortable window for a family call — no awkward alarms required. San José is 1 hour ahead of San Diego, 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 San Diego, 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⛅ Partly cloudy
Temperature28°C
Feels like31°C
Humidity48%
Wind4 mph E

Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min

Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination87%
CycleWaning
Moon age18.3 days
Moonrise20:05
Moonset07:56
New87% illuminatedFull

San Diego

  • Truman Day

  • Memorial Day

  • Juneteenth National Independence Day

Via Nager.Date

🌅 Dawn6:07:04 AM
☀️ Sunrise6:31:59 AM
🌞 Solar Noon12:52:25 PM
🌇 Golden Hour6:40:12 PM
🌆 Sunset7:12:51 PM
🌃 Dusk7:37:47 PM
Day length12:40:52

Data via sunrisesunset.io

Condition☁️ Overcast
Temperature24°C
Feels like25°C
Humidity42%
Wind6 mph SW

Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min

Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination87%
CycleWaning
Moon age18.3 days
Moonrise22:10
Moonset08:21
New87% illuminatedFull

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