Buff Bay to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Buff Bay. 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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Buff Bay 19:33 7:33 PM San Jose 18:33 6:33 PM You –:–
19:33 7:33 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:02 · 🌙 17:43
18:33 6:33 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:19
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Buff Bay.
When you, Buff Bay 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
🇯🇲 Buff Bay
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
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 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇯🇲 Buff Bay | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:33 | 18:33 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Buff Bay | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Jamaica | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:02 | 05:26 |
| Sunset | 17:43 | 17:19 |
| Daylight | 11 h 41 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 2,757 | 342,188 |
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Buff Bay and San Jose: common questions
How many hours behind Buff Bay is San Jose?
The clocks in San Jose are 1 hour behind those in Buff Bay (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
What time is it in San Jose at the start of the working day in Buff Bay?
The working day in Buff Bay starts at 9:00 AM; in San Jose it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Buff Bay, what time is it in San Jose?
At 6:00 PM in Buff Bay, clocks in San Jose show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Buff Bay and San Jose are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Buff Bay (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in San Jose?
Until 1:00 AM in Buff Bay it is still the previous day in San Jose. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in San Jose it is already the next day in Buff Bay.
Is the time difference between Buff Bay and San Jose the same all year?
Yes. Neither Buff Bay nor San Jose switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
