Offset
The time difference between San José and Tel Aviv is 9 hours.
San José (CST) is behind Tel Aviv (IDT).
CST: UTC-6
IDT: UTC+3
Tel Aviv is currently observing daylight saving time; San José is not.
When to schedule
Standard business hours (9 AM–5 PM, Mon–Fri) in San José and Tel Aviv don't overlap on the same weekday. Tel Aviv is 9 hours ahead of San José.
With some flexibility, there’s a workable window outside standard hours:
- 7 AM–11 AM in San José (4 PM–8 PM in Tel Aviv) — suggest 9:00 AM San José (6:00 PM Tel Aviv).
This means an early start or late finish for one side, but it’s a reasonable slot for a one-off meeting.
This window may shift by an hour during daylight saving time.
Note: the working week in Israel runs Sunday–Thursday; Friday–Saturday is the weekend, so overlap on those days is limited.
Public holidays in 2026
National public holidays can affect availability — a counterpart is likely off work on their own holidays, so it's worth planning meetings and deadlines around them.
Costa Rica
- New Year's DayThu, Jan 1
- Maundy ThursdayThu, Apr 2
- Good FridayFri, Apr 3
- Juan Santamaría DaySat, Apr 11
- Labour DayFri, May 1
- Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa RicaSat, Jul 25
- Feast of Our Lady of the AngelsSun, Aug 2
- Mother's DaySat, Aug 15
- Independence DayTue, Sep 15
- Army Abolition DayTue, Dec 1
- Christmas DayFri, Dec 25
About these zones
Quick reference
Full 24-hour conversion table — tap any time to open it in the converter.
| San José | Tel Aviv | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 9:00 am | Same day |
| 1:00 am | 10:00 am | Same day |
| 2:00 am | 11:00 am | Same day |
| 3:00 am | 12:00 pm | Same day |
| 4:00 am | 1:00 pm | Same day |
| 5:00 am | 2:00 pm | Same day |
| 6:00 am | 3:00 pm | Same day |
| 7:00 am | 4:00 pm | Same day |
| 8:00 am | 5:00 pm | Same day |
| 9:00 am | 6:00 pm | Same day |
| 10:00 am | 7:00 pm | Same day |
| 11:00 am | 8:00 pm | Same day |
| 12:00 pm | 9:00 pm | Same day |
| 1:00 pm | 10:00 pm | Same day |
| 2:00 pm | 11:00 pm | Same day |
| 3:00 pm | 12:00 am | +1 day |
| 4:00 pm | 1:00 am | +1 day |
| 5:00 pm | 2:00 am | +1 day |
| 6:00 pm | 3:00 am | +1 day |
| 7:00 pm | 4:00 am | +1 day |
| 8:00 pm | 5:00 am | +1 day |
| 9:00 pm | 6:00 am | +1 day |
| 10:00 pm | 7:00 am | +1 day |
| 11:00 pm | 8:00 am | +1 day |
Daylight saving time
Tel Aviv observes daylight saving time; San José does not. The offset between the two zones changes when Tel Aviv transitions: on Sunday, October 25, 2026, clocks fall back from IDT to IST.
See the daylight saving time page for transition dates across every time zone.
Daylight today
- Sunrise
- 5:16 AM
- Sunset
- 5:57 PM
- Day length
- 12h 41m
- Sunrise
- 5:35 AM
- Sunset
- 7:46 PM
- Day length
- 14h 11m
Cities in these zones
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Airports in these zones
Airports in Central Standard Time
- SJO
- SYQ
Airports in Israel Time
- TLV
Related conversions
Common conversions
- What is 9:00 am San José in Tel Aviv?
- 9:00 am San José is 6:00 pm Tel Aviv.
- What is 12:00 pm San José in Tel Aviv?
- 12:00 pm San José is 9:00 pm Tel Aviv.
- What is 12:30 pm San José in Tel Aviv?
- 12:30 pm San José is 9:30 pm Tel Aviv.
- What is 2:00 pm San José in Tel Aviv?
- 2:00 pm San José is 11:00 pm Tel Aviv.
- What is 5:00 pm San José in Tel Aviv?
- 5:00 pm San José is 2:00 am Tel Aviv, the next day.
- What is 11:30 pm San José in Tel Aviv?
- 11:30 pm San José is 8:30 am Tel Aviv, the next day.