Time in São Paulo and San Jose
The time difference between São Paulo and San Jose is 3 hours. San Jose is 3 hours behind São Paulo.
This means 9am in São Paulo is 6am in San Jose and 5pm in São Paulo is 2pm in San Jose.
São Paulo
- The current local time in São Paulo is 10:43 am (June 6, 2026)
- The time zone offset for São Paulo, Brazil, is UTC-03:00
San Jose
- The current local time in San Jose is 7:43 am (June 6, 2026)
- San Jose is in the Central Standard Time Zone
- The time zone offset for San Jose, Costa Rica, is UTC-06:00
How to convert São Paulo time to San Jose time?
Subtract 3 hours from São Paulo time to get San Jose time.
Time in São Paulo
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Time in San Jose
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Use the slider above to convert São Paulo time to San Jose time and view the day and night map at different times.
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NightTime Conversion Chart
| São Paulo | San Jose |
|---|---|
| 12am | 9pm |
| 1am | 10pm |
| 2am | 11pm |
| 3am | 12am |
| 4am | 1am |
| 5am | 2am |
| 6am | 3am |
| 7am | 4am |
| 8am | 5am |
| 9am | 6am |
| 10am | 7am |
| 11am | 8am |
| 12pm | 9am |
| 1pm | 10am |
| 2pm | 11am |
| 3pm | 12pm |
| 4pm | 1pm |
| 5pm | 2pm |
| 6pm | 3pm |
| 7pm | 4pm |
| 8pm | 5pm |
| 9pm | 6pm |
| 10pm | 7pm |
| 11pm | 8pm |