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Johannesburg×San José

South Africa · ZA
Johannesburg
—:—
Africa/Johannesburg·
No DST
Costa Rica · CR
San José
—:—
America/Costa_Rica·
No DST

Johannesburg is 8 hours behind San José. Scrub a time, meet in the overlap, ship the invite — before the kettle boils.

◊ at a glance

Three numbers. The ones that decide the meeting.

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Difference
8h behind
Johannesburg vs San José
02
Overlap
0h
Business hours 09:00 – 17:00
03
UTC offsets
GMT+2 / GMT-6
SAST · Costa Rica
04
Flight
15h 26m
12,693 km · great-circle, non-stop cruise
◊ the overlap

When the world meets at work.

24-hour overlap
No overlap in working hours
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San José
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15
Scrub a meeting time14:00 Johannesburg
Same moment in San José06:00 San José
◊ hour by hour

Read the day in both zones.

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14:00 Johannesburg06:00 San José
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◊ common questions

Quick answers. Before you book the call.

What's the time difference between Johannesburg and San José?

Johannesburg is 8 hours behind San José. Johannesburg runs on GMT+2 and San José on GMT-6. The gap can shift by an hour when either side enters or leaves daylight saving — the live clocks above always reflect the current offset.

When's the best time to schedule a meeting?

Standard 09:00–17:00 workdays don't intersect. Most teams compromise with one side meeting early (before 09:00) or late (after 17:00).

Does daylight saving time change the difference?

Yes, if either city observes DST. When one side shifts and the other doesn't, the gap changes by one hour. The DST badges under each clock show whether each zone is currently shifted and when the next transition lands.

How far is Johannesburg from San José?

About 12,693 km as the crow flies (great-circle distance). A non-stop commercial flight cruises that in roughly 15h 26m, not counting airport time, winds, or routing around restricted airspace.

Can I send this meeting time as a calendar invite?

Yes. Pick a time on the slider above, open the meeting card, customize the title and duration, then download the .ics file. It imports cleanly into Google Calendar, Outlook, and Apple Calendar with the correct timezone attached.

◊ keep going

One pair down. 299 cities to go.

Every pair in 300 cities runs the same clocks, the same overlap, the same one-click invite. Pick another.

JOHANNESBURG · Africa/Johannesburg
GMT+2 · -26.20°, 28.05°

SAN JOSÉ · America/Costa_Rica
GMT-6 · 9.93°, -84.09°

0h shared · 8h behind