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Time Difference: Los Angeles to San José
🇺🇸Los AngelesUTC-8
vs🇨🇷San JoséUTC-6
🇺🇸
Los Angeles, US
Fri, Apr 17
🇨🇷
San José, Costa Rica
Fri, Apr 17
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Time Difference
1 hour
San José is 1 hour ahead of Los Angeles
Los Angeles vs San José timezone guide
Los Angeles (US) uses the America/Los_Angeles timezone at UTC-8, while San José (Costa Rica) uses America/Costa_Rica at UTC-6. This means San José is 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles (based on standard offsets — the live difference above accounts for daylight saving time).
When scheduling a call or meeting between Los Angeles and San José, look for the overlapping work hours highlighted above. The live clocks on this page update every second, and the difference adjusts automatically when either city enters or exits daylight saving time.