Administrative division(s):

• Level 1: Panamá Oeste

Current local time in San José:

09:07 AM, Sunday
Difference from your time zone: hours

San José on map:^[1]

San José GPS coordinates^[2]

8° 55' 59.988" North, 79° 43' 59.988" West

Map corner	latitude	longitude
Upper-left	9.62725°,	-80.43646°
Center:	8.93333°,	-79.73333°
Lower-right:	8.23809°,	-79.03021°
Map W x H:	154.5×154.5 km	= 96×96mi

max Lat:	9.60898°   ⇑19.4% North
San José:	8.93333°
min Lat:	⇓80.6% South 7.26534°

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min Long	San José	max Long
-82.91275°	-79.73333°	-77.38965°
W 81.7%⇐		⇒18.3% E

Elevation

Elevation of San José is 20 m = 66 ft, and this is 152.1 m = 499 ft below average elevation for this country.

Max E:	2103 m = 6900 ft	82.5%
Avg.	172.1 m = 565 ft
San José	20 m = 66 ft
Min E:	-1 m = -3 ft	17.5%

See also: Panama elevation on elevation.city.

Geographical zone

San José is located in North Torrid zone (between Equator and Tropic of Cancer). Distance of Equator is 993.3 km =617.2 mi to South.

Distance of	km	miles	from San José
North Pole	9013.8	5600.9	to North
Arctic Circle	6407.9	3981.7	to North
Tropic Cancer	1612.6	1002	to North
Equator	993.3	617.2	to South

Nearby cities:

15 places around San José: (largest is in red/bold)

• Altos de San Francisco 10.1 km =6.3 mi, 218°
• Arraiján 8.3 km =5.2 mi, 75°
• Cerro El Castillo 6.7 km =4.2 mi, 62°
• El Coco 10.5 km =6.5 mi, 227°
• Hato Montaña 1.7 km =1.1 mi, 202°
• La Chorrera 8.1 km =5 mi, 222°
• Monte Claro 7.2 km =4.5 mi, 94°
• Nuevo Arraiján 1.8 km =1.1 mi, 123°
• Nuevo Emperador 7.7 km =4.8 mi, 1°
• Nuevo Guararé 1.8 km =1.1 mi, 90°
• Puerto Caimito 7.3 km =4.5 mi, 163°
• Río Congo 4.8 km =3 mi, 320°
• Río Potrero 4.8 km =3 mi, 48°
• San Vicente de Bique 7 km =4.3 mi, 110°
• Vista Alegre 3.4 km =2.1 mi, 100°