Hamilton to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Hamilton. 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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Hamilton 01:08 1:08 AM San Jose 00:08 12:08 AM You –:–
01:08 1:08 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:02 · 🌙 17:06
00:08 12:08 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:29 · 🌙 17:13
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Hamilton.
When you, Hamilton 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
🇨🇦 Hamilton
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 | 🇨🇦 Hamilton | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:08 | 00:08 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Hamilton | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Toronto | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:02 | 05:29 |
| Sunset | 17:06 | 17:13 |
| Daylight | 10 h 5 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 519,949 | 342,188 |
Compare Hamilton with another city
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Hamilton and San Jose: common questions
How many hours behind Hamilton is San Jose?
The clocks in San Jose are 1 hour behind those in Hamilton (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Hamilton, what time is it in San Jose?
At 9:00 AM in Hamilton, clocks in San Jose show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Hamilton, what time is it in San Jose?
At 6:00 PM in Hamilton, clocks in San Jose show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call San Jose from Hamilton?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Hamilton – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in San Jose?
Until 1:00 AM in Hamilton 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 Hamilton.
Is the time difference between Hamilton and San Jose the same all year?
No. Only Hamilton switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, San Jose will be 2 hours behind Hamilton.
