Budapest to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 8 h behind Budapest. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Budapest 03:55 3:55 AM San Jose 19:55 7:55 PM You –:–
03:55 3:55 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 18:08
19:55 7:55 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:23
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−8 h
San Jose is 8 h behind Budapest.
When you, Budapest and San Jose are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇭🇺 Budapest
0 12 AM 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
🇨🇷 San Jose
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇭🇺 Budapest | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:55 | 19:55 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Budapest | — | −8 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Budapest | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:55 | 05:25 |
| Sunset | 18:08 | 17:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 12 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 1,686,222 | 342,188 |
Compare Budapest with another city
More comparisons with Budapest: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Budapest and San Jose: common questions
How many hours behind Budapest is San Jose?
The clocks in San Jose are 8 hours behind those in Budapest (UTC−6 and UTC+2).
What time is it in San Jose at the start of the working day in Budapest?
The working day in Budapest starts at 9:00 AM; in San Jose it is 1:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Budapest, what time is it in San Jose?
At 6:00 PM in Budapest, clocks in San Jose show 10:00 AM.
When do working hours in Budapest and in San Jose overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Budapest, which is 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in San Jose.
When is it still the previous day in San Jose?
Until 8:00 AM in Budapest it is still the previous day in San Jose. The other way round, from 4:00 PM in San Jose it is already the next day in Budapest.
Is the time difference between Budapest and San Jose the same all year?
No. Only Budapest switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, San Jose will be 7 hours behind Budapest.
