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San José×Cape Town

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

San José is 8 hours ahead of Cape Town. 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.

01
Difference
8h ahead
San José vs Cape Town
02
Overlap
0h
Business hours 09:00 – 17:00
03
UTC offsets
GMT-6 / GMT+2
Costa Rica · SAST
04
Flight
14h 21m
11,771 km · great-circle, non-stop cruise
◊ the overlap

When the world meets at work.

24-hour overlap
No overlap in working hours
San José
—:—
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3
6
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21
Cape Town
—:—
9
12
15
18
21
0
3
6
Scrub a meeting time14:00 San José
Same moment in Cape Town22:00 Cape Town
◊ hour by hour

Read the day in both zones.

Share this meeting
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14:00 San José22:00 Cape Town
Full 24-hour reference
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◊ common questions

Quick answers. Before you book the call.

What's the time difference between San José and Cape Town?

San José is 8 hours ahead of Cape Town. San José runs on GMT-6 and Cape Town on GMT+2. 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 San José from Cape Town?

About 11,771 km as the crow flies (great-circle distance). A non-stop commercial flight cruises that in roughly 14h 21m, 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.

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

CAPE TOWN · Africa/Johannesburg
GMT+2 · -33.92°, 18.42°

0h shared · 8h ahead