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Current local time in San José del Cabo

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30 September 2026WednesdayWednesday, 30 September 2026
Calling Code +52
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Time difference from San José del Cabo

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04:00Thu+11h
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09:00Thu+16h
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10:00Thu+17hBecomes +18h on 4 Oct
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20:00+3hBecomes +2h on 1 Nov
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Sun & moon in San José del Cabo today

Sunrise
06:10
Sunset
18:07
Daylight
12.0hrs
Next full moon
26 Oct
Hunter's Moon

Annual daylight in San José del Cabo

J10.9 hrsF11.4 hrsM12 hrsA12.7 hrsM13.2 hrsJ13.5 hrsJ13.4 hrsA13 hrsS12.3 hrsO11.7 hrsN11 hrsD10.7 hrs

Working hours in San José del Cabo

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Time zone guide for San José del Cabo

San José del Cabo, Mexico runs on UTC−7. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−7 — daylight saving time is not observed. The time difference between San José del Cabo and New York is 3 hours. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 6 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–15:00 in San José del Cabo lines up with 12:00–18:00 in New York. The time difference between San José del Cabo and London is 8 hours. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 1 hour a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–10:00 in San José del Cabo lines up with 17:00–18:00 in London. The time difference between San José del Cabo and Tokyo is 16 hours. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 1 hour a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 17:00–18:00 in San José del Cabo lines up with 09:00–10:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Vancouver, Phoenix, Victoria. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from San José del Cabo.

Practical information for San José del Cabo

San José del Cabo (Mexico) is home to roughly 140K people. Today brings about 12.0 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:10, sunset at 18:07. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−7 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 23° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

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Mexico

Mexico

Capital

Mexico City

Continent

North America

Time Zone

UTC−7 · America/Mazatlan

Coordinates

23.06°N, 109.70°W

Currency

MXN ($)

Calling Code

+52

Driving Side

Right

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

Spanish

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

Where Two Seas Meet

At Land's End near Cabo, the Sea of Cortez meets the Pacific at the tip of a 1,250 km peninsula. Jacques Cousteau called the Sea of Cortez the world's aquarium; it holds around a third of all marine mammal species.

The clock: San José del Cabo keeps UTC−7. Baja California Sur is one of the least densely populated states in Mexico.

The sun and the clock in San José del Cabo (2026)

Solar noon12:19on UTC−7 standard time
Longest day13h 33m22 June
Shortest day10h 43m22 December
Yearly average12h 9mof daylight a day
Earliest sunrise05:329 June
Latest sunset19:085 July

San José del Cabo lies at 109.7°W. Its time zone, UTC−7, is built around the 105°W meridian. The 4.7° gap between them means the clock runs roughly 19 minutes ahead of the sun: solar noon arrives at about 12:19 rather than 12:00. The zone holds UTC−7 all year — there is no daylight saving here.

The longest day of 2026 is 22 June, with 13h 33m of daylight. The shortest is 22 December, with 10h 43m. The swing between them is 2h 50m. Inside the tropics the day length stays within a narrow band all year.

The earliest sunrise and the latest sunset do not land on the longest day. In San José del Cabo the sun comes up earliest on 9 June at 05:32, while the latest sunset waits until 5 July at 19:08. The equation of time is what separates them: the Earth's elliptical orbit and axial tilt move solar noon back and forth by several minutes over the year.

The sky stays usably light for a while after the sun goes down. In San José del Cabo that civil twilight runs about 22 minutes at the equinox.

Every figure in this section is computed from the city's own latitude, longitude and IANA time zone using NOAA solar algorithms (Spencer, 1971), accurate to about ±2 arcminutes below 65° latitude.

Frequently asked questions

What is the current time and timezone in San José del Cabo?

The official timezone for San José del Cabo, Mexico is America/Mazatlan with a current UTC offset of UTC−7.

What is the population and location of San José del Cabo?

San José del Cabo has an estimated population of 140K and is located at coordinates 23.06°N, 109.70°W.

How many hours of daylight does San José del Cabo get?

San José del Cabo gets 13h 33m of daylight on its longest day and 10h 43m on its shortest, averaging 12h 9m a day across the year.

What time is solar noon in San José del Cabo?

Solar noon in San José del Cabo falls at about 12:19 on UTC−7 standard time, because the city sits 4.7° from the meridian its zone is built on.

What is an interesting fact or statistic about San José del Cabo?

Where Two Seas Meet: At Land's End near Cabo, the Sea of Cortez meets the Pacific at the tip of a 1,250 km peninsula. Jacques Cousteau called the Sea of Cortez the world's aquarium; it holds around a third of all marine mammal species.