Los Angeles is -1h behind San José
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FROM
San José
Costa Rica
UTC-06:00
TO
Los Angeles
United States
UTC-07:00
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Result
Sun, Jun 21, 2026 01:26
San José: Sunday, June 21, 2026 2:26 AM CST to Los Angeles: Sunday, June 21, 2026 1:26 AM PDT.
Los Angeles is 1h behind San José on this date
Every hour in San José and the corresponding time in Los Angeles. Green rows indicate business hours in Los Angeles.
Time zones
San José uses America/Costa_Rica (CST) and Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles (PDT). The difference can shift during daylight saving changes, so checking the exact date matters.
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City context
San José is located in Costa Rica (North America). It uses the America/Costa_Rica timezone with a standard offset of UTC-06:00. It does not observe Daylight Saving Time. See the full San José time page for live clock and planning details.
Los Angeles is located in United States (North America). It uses the America/Los_Angeles timezone with a standard offset of UTC-07:00. It observes DST, switching between PST and PDT. See the full Los Angeles time page for live clock and planning details.
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