Guatemala City to San Jose, CA: time difference
San Jose, CA is 2 h behind Guatemala City. 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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Guatemala City 11:44 11:44 AM San Jose, CA 09:44 9:44 AM You –:–
11:44 11:44 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 17:33
09:44 9:44 AM
Pacific Standard Time · UTC-8
☀️ 06:38 · 🌙 17:06
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−2 h
San Jose, CA is 2 h behind Guatemala City.
When you, Guatemala City and San Jose, CA are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇬🇹 Guatemala City
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, CA
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 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇬🇹 Guatemala City | 🇺🇸 San Jose, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:44 | 09:44 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Pacific Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-8 |
| Offset from Guatemala City | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Guatemala | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-7, Mar 14, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:00 | 06:38 |
| Sunset | 17:33 | 17:06 |
| Daylight | 11 h 33 min | 10 h 28 min |
| People on this clock | 2,450,212 | 1,035,317 |
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Guatemala City and San Jose, CA: common questions
What is the time difference between Guatemala City and San Jose, CA?
San Jose is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC−8, while Guatemala City is on UTC−6.
What time is it in San Jose, CA, when it is 9:00 AM in Guatemala City?
When it is 9:00 AM in Guatemala City, it is 7:00 AM in San Jose.
If it is 6:00 PM in Guatemala City, what time is it in San Jose, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Guatemala City, clocks in San Jose show 4:00 PM.
When do working hours in Guatemala City and in San Jose, CA, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Guatemala City, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in San Jose.
When is it still the previous day in San Jose, CA?
Until 2:00 AM in Guatemala City it is still the previous day in San Jose. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in San Jose it is already the next day in Guatemala City.
Is the time difference between Guatemala City and San Jose, CA, the same all year?
No. Only San Jose switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, San Jose will be 1 hour behind Guatemala City.
