San José geodata
San José is a capital of a political entity; located in Costa Rica in America/Costa_Rica (GMT-6) time zone. With population of 335,007 people, there are 0 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Costa Rica, 59% of cities are located further ↑North; 59% of cities are located further ←West and 72.4% of cities have lower elevation than San José. Note1
San José GPS coordinates[2]
9° 55' 59.988" North, 84° 4' 59.988" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 10.62517°, | -84.78646° |
| Center: | 9.93333°, | -84.08333° |
| Lower-right: | 9.24003°, | -83.38021° |
| Map W x H: | 154×154 km | = 95.7×95.7mi |
| max Lat: | 11.07377° ⇑59% North |
| San José: | 9.93333° |
| min Lat: | ⇓41% South 8.53305° |
| min Long | San José | max Long |
| -85.64748° | -84.08333° | -82.62185° |
| W 59%⇐ | ⇒41% E |
Elevation
Elevation of San José is 1161 m = 3809 ft, and this is 426 m = 1398 ft above average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
1844 m = 6050 ft | 27.6% |
| San José | 1161 m 3809 ft | |
| Avg. | 735 m = 2411 ft | |
Min E: |
7 m = 23 ft | 72.4% |
See also: San José elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
San José is located in North Torrid zone (between Equator and Tropic of Cancer). Distance of Equator is 1104.5 km =686.3 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from San José |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 8902.6 | 5531.8 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 6296.7 | 3912.6 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 1501.4 | 932.9 | to North |
| Equator | 1104.5 | 686.3 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around San José: (largest is in red/bold)
• Alajuelita
4 km =2.5 mi, 
207°
• Calle Blancos
2.6 km =1.6 mi, 
44°
• Colima
2 km =1.2 mi, 
354°
• Curridabat
5.9 km =3.7 mi, 
113°
• Escazú
6.4 km =4 mi, 
255°
• Guadalupe
3.3 km =2.1 mi, 
60°
• Purral
6.4 km =4 mi, 64°
• Sabanilla
5 km =3.1 mi, 
74°
• San Felipe
4 km =2.5 mi, 
217°
• San Juan
2.9 km =1.8 mi, 
3°
• San Juan de Dios
6.2 km =3.9 mi, 
181°
• San Pedro
3.6 km =2.2 mi, 
98°
• San Rafael
5.9 km =3.7 mi, 264°
• San Vicente
4.9 km =3 mi, 
52°
• San Vicente de Moravia
4.9 km =3 mi, 50°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Costa Rica existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
