Chicago to San José (Costa Rica) time: best time for a meeting
San José (Costa Rica) is 1 hour behind Chicago. The best time for a meeting is 10:00 to 18:00 in Chicago (09:00 to 17:00 in San José (Costa Rica)), when both cities are in normal working hours.
🇺🇸 Chicago
🇨🇷 San José (Costa Rica)
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🕐 Daylight saving time changes this: the difference is 0 hours around January and 1 hour around July. The planner above always uses the date you pick.
Chicago to San José (Costa Rica) time conversion
| 🇺🇸 Chicago | 🇨🇷 San José (Costa Rica) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 23:00 −1 day |
| 01:00 | 00:00 |
| 02:00 | 01:00 |
| 03:00 | 02:00 |
| 04:00 | 03:00 |
| 05:00 | 04:00 |
| 06:00 | 05:00 |
| 07:00 | 06:00 |
| 08:00 | 07:00 |
| 09:00 | 08:00 |
| 10:00 | 09:00 |
| 11:00 | 10:00 |
| 12:00 | 11:00 |
| 13:00 | 12:00 |
| 14:00 | 13:00 |
| 15:00 | 14:00 |
| 16:00 | 15:00 |
| 17:00 | 16:00 |
| 18:00 | 17:00 |
| 19:00 | 18:00 |
| 20:00 | 19:00 |
| 21:00 | 20:00 |
| 22:00 | 21:00 |
| 23:00 | 22:00 |
Based on the time difference on 2026-09-24. Green = 9:00 to 18:00.