Current time in San Juan
San Juan is the capital of Puerto Rico, located in Puerto Rico within the Caribbean region. It uses the America/Puerto Rico IANA timezone with a current offset of UTC-04:00 (AST). With a population of around 344,606, it serves as the political and administrative centre of Puerto Rico, so knowing the local time here is important for government contacts, official deadlines, and national event schedules.
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San Juan, Puerto Rico
Timezone
America/Puerto_Rico
UTC offset
UTC-04:00
Standard
AST
DST
No regular shift
Local time guide
Time in San Juan for calls, travel, and planning
San Juan is the capital of Puerto Rico, located in Puerto Rico within the Caribbean region. It uses the America/Puerto Rico IANA timezone with a current offset of UTC-04:00 (AST). With a population of around 344,606, it serves as the political and administrative centre of Puerto Rico, so knowing the local time here is important for government contacts, official deadlines, and national event schedules.
Use this page when you need the live local time in San Juan for meetings, travel plans, event schedules, support hours, or international calls. London is currently 5 hours ahead of San Juan. New York is currently the same time as San Juan.
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Timezone
America/Puerto Rico
UTC Offset
UTC-04:00
Abbreviation
AST
DST
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Region
Caribbean
Country
Puerto Rico
State / Area
San Juan
Calling Code
+1-787
City profile
Useful local details for San Juan
San Juan is located in Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, in the North America continent. The primary languages spoken here are Spanish, English. The city has a population of approximately 344,606, ranking it #378 in Puerto Rico by size. For timezone purposes, San Juan uses America/Puerto Rico (UTC-04:00). It does not observe daylight saving time, so its UTC offset stays consistent year-round.
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Daylight Saving Time
San Juan does not observe daylight saving time. Its UTC offset of UTC-04:00 stays consistent throughout the year, which makes it a stable reference point when comparing with cities that do change clocks seasonally.
Puerto Rico does not observe Daylight Saving Time.
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Planning calls with San Juan
For work calls, the standard business window in San Juan is roughly 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM AST. If the other party is in a distant timezone, verify the exact date before sending a calendar invite daylight saving transitions can shift the overlap by an hour without warning.
Local planning notes
Use for meetings
Check San Juan local time before inviting people across Caribbean or other regions.
Use for travel
For travel and business planning, San Juan uses USD and the calling code for Puerto Rico is +1-787. Languages spoken here include Spanish, English. The city has a population of around 344,606, making it a local reference point for timezone planning in Caribbean.
Use for daylight saving
San Juan does not observe daylight saving time. Its UTC offset of UTC-04:00 stays consistent throughout the year, which makes it a stable reference point when comparing with cities that do change clocks seasonally.
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