July 20, 2026 · San José, Costa Rica
Sunrise in San José today is at 05:27. Day length is 12h 41m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for San José's coordinates and updated daily.
San José lies at 11°N. Near the tropics, day length stays close to 12 hours year-round, with only minor variation between seasons.
Sunrise shifts earlier through spring and later through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times shift month by month for San José.
The longest day in San José is around 12h 46m (around June 21). The shortest is around 11h 29m (around December 21).
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:04 | 17:37 | 11h 33m |
| February | 06:02 | 17:49 | 11h 47m |
| March | 05:49 | 17:52 | 12h 3m |
| April | 05:31 | 17:52 | 12h 22m |
| May | 05:19 | 17:56 | 12h 37m |
| June | 05:19 | 18:04 | 12h 46m |
| July | 05:26 | 18:08 | 12h 43m |
| August | 05:31 | 18:01 | 12h 30m |
| September | 05:31 | 17:43 | 12h 12m |
| October | 05:30 | 17:24 | 11h 54m |
| November | 05:37 | 17:15 | 11h 38m |
| December | 05:51 | 17:21 | 11h 29m |