San Jose, Costa Rica to CDT Time Converter
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6:00 am06:00 CST (UTC-6), Oct 23, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 23, 2026
San José is 1 hour behind CDT.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, San Jose, Costa Rica is 1 hour behind CDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, San Jose, Costa Rica and CST have the same time.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in San Jose, Costa Rica correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in San Jose, Costa Rica correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in CST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in San Jose, Costa Rica correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in San Jose, Costa Rica correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in CST.
Compare San Jose time with CDT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
CST (Central Standard Time) is 1 hour behind Central Daylight Time.
6:00 am06:00 in San Jose, Costa Rica is 7:00 am07:00 in CDT
San José to CDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in San José which corresponds to 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in CDT
6:00 am06:00 CST (Central Standard Time) (San Jose, Costa Rica). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
6:00 am06:00 San Jose, Costa Rica / 7:00 am07:00 CDT
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San José Time Zone and Facts
Time Zone
San José Facts
Central Daylight Time
Offset: CDT is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Canada, Mexico, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CDT time zone is Chicago in the United States, with about 2.664 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth.
French: HAC - Heure Avancée du Centre
Spanish: CT - Zona Centro
Today all shaded areas are on CDT.
Daylight Saving: Central Daylight Time (CDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Central Standard Time (CST).
Start: Central Daylight Time (CDT) started on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.
End: Central Daylight Time (CDT) ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.
See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
CDT representations, usage and related time zones
- -05 - basic short
- -0500 - basic
- -05:00 - extended
- -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Romeo - Military abbreviation for CDT
- R - short form of 'Romeo'
- America/Chicago
- America/Indiana/Knox
- America/Indiana/Tell_City
- America/Knox_IN
- America/Matamoros
- America/Menominee
- America/North_Dakota/Beulah
- America/North_Dakota/Center
- America/North_Dakota/New_Salem
- America/Ojinaga
- America/Rainy_River
- America/Rankin_Inlet
- America/Resolute
- America/Winnipeg
- CST6CDT
- Canada/Central
- US/Central
- US/Indiana-Starke
- Central Daylight Time - UTC -5
- Cuba Daylight Time - UTC -4
- CDT - Central Daylight Time
- EST - Eastern Standard Time
- ET - Eastern Time
- COT - Colombia Time
- CST - Cuba Standard Time
- EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
- ECT - Ecuador Time
- PET - Peru Time
- R - Romeo Time Zone