Bakersfield, CA to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h ahead of Bakersfield, CA. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Bakersfield, CA 23:35 11:35 PM San Jose 00:35 12:35 AM You –:–
23:35 11:35 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:58 · 🌙 18:30
00:35 12:35 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:23
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+1 h
San Jose is 1 h ahead of Bakersfield, CA.
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Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇺🇸 Bakersfield, CA
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🇨🇷 San Jose
1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Bakersfield, CA | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 23:35 | 00:35 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pacific Daylight Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-7 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Bakersfield, CA | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Los Angeles | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:58 | 05:25 |
| Sunset | 18:30 | 17:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 32 min | 11 h 57 min |
| People on this clock | 373,640 | 342,188 |
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Bakersfield, CA and San Jose: common questions
How many hours ahead of Bakersfield, CA, is San Jose?
The clocks in San Jose are 1 hour ahead of those in Bakersfield (UTC−6 and UTC−7).
If it is 9:00 AM in Bakersfield, CA, what time is it in San Jose?
At 9:00 AM in Bakersfield, clocks in San Jose show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in San Jose when it is 6:00 PM in Bakersfield, CA?
When it is 6:00 PM in Bakersfield, it is 7:00 PM in San Jose.
When do working hours in Bakersfield, CA, and in San Jose overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Bakersfield, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in San Jose.
From what time in Bakersfield, CA, is it tomorrow in San Jose?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Bakersfield, the date in San Jose has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in San Jose, it is still the previous day in Bakersfield.
Does the time difference between Bakersfield, CA, and San Jose change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Bakersfield. From November 1, 2026, San Jose will be 2 hours ahead of Bakersfield.
