Sunrise and sunset in San José, Costa Rica
5:27 AMsunrise in San José
November 3, 2026 · San José, Costa Rica
- Sunset
- 5:12 PM
- Daylight
- 11h 45m
- First light
- 5:06 AM
- Last light
- 5:34 PM
First light (civil dawn) is when it is light enough to be outdoors without lamps, and last light (civil dusk) is when that ends. Nautical twilight is when the horizon can still be seen at sea; after astronomical dusk the sky is fully dark. Calculated for San José, Costa Rica (9.93° N, 84.08° W, GeoNames' point for the city) in Central Standard Time. Times assume a level horizon at sea level; hills, buildings and weather can change what you see.
Daylight through 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 5:53 AM | 5:27 PM | 11h 34m |
| February 1 | 5:59 AM | 5:41 PM | 11h 43m |
| March 1 | 5:50 AM | 5:47 PM | 11h 56m |
| April 1 | 5:34 AM | 5:47 PM | 12h 13m |
| May 1 | 5:19 AM | 5:48 PM | 12h 29m |
| June 1 | 5:14 AM | 5:54 PM | 12h 40m |
| July 1 | 5:19 AM | 6:01 PM | 12h 42m |
| August 1 | 5:26 AM | 5:59 PM | 12h 33m |
| September 1 | 5:27 AM | 5:45 PM | 12h 18m |
| October 1 | 5:25 AM | 5:27 PM | 12h 2m |
| November 1 | 5:27 AM | 5:13 PM | 11h 46m |
| December 1 | 5:38 AM | 5:13 PM | 11h 35m |
Twilight in San José
- Nautical dawn
- 4:40 AM
- Nautical dusk
- 5:59 PM
- Astronomical dawn
- 4:15 AM
- Astronomical dusk
- 6:24 PM
Sunrise and sunset in San José, day by day
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Nov 1 | 5:27 AM | 5:13 PM | 11h 46m | −28s |
| Mon, Nov 2 | 5:27 AM | 5:13 PM | 11h 46m | −27s |
| Tue, Nov 3 (today) | 5:27 AM | 5:12 PM | 11h 45m | −27s |
| Wed, Nov 4 | 5:27 AM | 5:12 PM | 11h 45m | −27s |
| Thu, Nov 5 | 5:28 AM | 5:12 PM | 11h 44m | −26s |
| Fri, Nov 6 | 5:28 AM | 5:12 PM | 11h 44m | −26s |
| Sat, Nov 7 | 5:28 AM | 5:12 PM | 11h 43m | −26s |
| Sun, Nov 8 | 5:29 AM | 5:12 PM | 11h 43m | −26s |
| Mon, Nov 9 | 5:29 AM | 5:11 PM | 11h 43m | −25s |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 5:29 AM | 5:11 PM | 11h 42m | −25s |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 5:29 AM | 5:11 PM | 11h 42m | −24s |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 5:30 AM | 5:11 PM | 11h 41m | −24s |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 5:30 AM | 5:11 PM | 11h 41m | −24s |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 5:30 AM | 5:11 PM | 11h 41m | −23s |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 5:31 AM | 5:11 PM | 11h 40m | −23s |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 5:31 AM | 5:11 PM | 11h 40m | −22s |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 5:32 AM | 5:11 PM | 11h 39m | −22s |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 5:32 AM | 5:11 PM | 11h 39m | −21s |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 5:32 AM | 5:11 PM | 11h 39m | −21s |
| Fri, Nov 20 | 5:33 AM | 5:11 PM | 11h 38m | −20s |
| Sat, Nov 21 | 5:33 AM | 5:11 PM | 11h 38m | −20s |
| Sun, Nov 22 | 5:34 AM | 5:11 PM | 11h 38m | −19s |
| Mon, Nov 23 | 5:34 AM | 5:11 PM | 11h 37m | −19s |
| Tue, Nov 24 | 5:34 AM | 5:12 PM | 11h 37m | −18s |
| Wed, Nov 25 | 5:35 AM | 5:12 PM | 11h 37m | −18s |
| Thu, Nov 26 | 5:35 AM | 5:12 PM | 11h 37m | −17s |
| Fri, Nov 27 | 5:36 AM | 5:12 PM | 11h 36m | −17s |
| Sat, Nov 28 | 5:36 AM | 5:12 PM | 11h 36m | −16s |
| Sun, Nov 29 | 5:37 AM | 5:13 PM | 11h 36m | −16s |
| Mon, Nov 30 | 5:37 AM | 5:13 PM | 11h 35m | −15s |
December 2026, day by day
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 5:38 AM | 5:13 PM | 11h 35m | −14s |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 5:38 AM | 5:13 PM | 11h 35m | −14s |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 5:39 AM | 5:14 PM | 11h 35m | −13s |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 5:39 AM | 5:14 PM | 11h 35m | −12s |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 5:40 AM | 5:14 PM | 11h 34m | −12s |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 5:40 AM | 5:15 PM | 11h 34m | −11s |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 5:41 AM | 5:15 PM | 11h 34m | −10s |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 5:41 AM | 5:15 PM | 11h 34m | −10s |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 5:42 AM | 5:16 PM | 11h 34m | −9s |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 5:42 AM | 5:16 PM | 11h 34m | −8s |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 5:43 AM | 5:16 PM | 11h 33m | −8s |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 5:43 AM | 5:17 PM | 11h 33m | −7s |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 5:44 AM | 5:17 PM | 11h 33m | −6s |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 5:45 AM | 5:18 PM | 11h 33m | −6s |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 5:45 AM | 5:18 PM | 11h 33m | −5s |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 5:46 AM | 5:19 PM | 11h 33m | −4s |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 5:46 AM | 5:19 PM | 11h 33m | −3s |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 5:47 AM | 5:19 PM | 11h 33m | −3s |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 5:47 AM | 5:20 PM | 11h 33m | −2s |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 5:48 AM | 5:20 PM | 11h 33m | −1s |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 5:48 AM | 5:21 PM | 11h 33m | 0s |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 5:49 AM | 5:21 PM | 11h 33m | 0s |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 5:49 AM | 5:22 PM | 11h 33m | +1s |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 5:50 AM | 5:22 PM | 11h 33m | +2s |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 5:50 AM | 5:23 PM | 11h 33m | +3s |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 5:51 AM | 5:23 PM | 11h 33m | +3s |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 5:51 AM | 5:24 PM | 11h 33m | +4s |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 5:51 AM | 5:25 PM | 11h 33m | +5s |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 5:52 AM | 5:25 PM | 11h 33m | +5s |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 5:52 AM | 5:26 PM | 11h 33m | +6s |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 5:53 AM | 5:26 PM | 11h 33m | +7s |
The year in San José, 2026
On Tuesday, November 3, San José gets 27 seconds less daylight than the day before.
The earliest sunset is on Monday, November 16, 35 days before the shortest day, so the evenings start getting lighter while the mornings are still getting darker.
The clocks do not change here, so sunrise and sunset move only with the seasons.
| Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Earliest sunrise | Friday, May 29 | 5:14 AM |
| Latest sunrise | Monday, January 26 | 5:59 AM |
| Earliest sunset | Monday, November 16 | 5:11 PM |
| Latest sunset | Saturday, July 11 | 6:02 PM |
| Longest day | Sunday, June 21 | 12h 42m |
| Shortest day | Monday, December 21 | 11h 33m |
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The times are for San José's point in GeoNames (9.9339, -84.0849), on Central Standard Time (from the timezone-boundary-builder map, © OpenStreetMap contributors). Place data © GeoNames, under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Across a large city, sunrise and sunset can differ by a minute or more from one side to the other.