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Time Difference: San José to Sydney
🇨🇷San JoséUTC-6
vs🇦🇺SydneyUTC+10
🇨🇷
San José, Costa Rica
Sat, Apr 18
🇦🇺
Sydney, Australia
Sun, Apr 19
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Time Difference
16 hours
Sydney is 16 hours ahead of San José
San José vs Sydney timezone guide
San José (Costa Rica) uses the America/Costa_Rica timezone at UTC-6, while Sydney (Australia) uses Australia/Sydney at UTC+10. This means Sydney is 16 hours ahead of San José (based on standard offsets — the live difference above accounts for daylight saving time).
When scheduling a call or meeting between San José and Sydney, 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.