Hickory, NC to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Hickory, NC. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Hickory, NC 04:14 4:14 AM San Jose 03:14 3:14 AM You –:–
04:14 4:14 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:53 · 🌙 17:27
03:14 3:14 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:29 · 🌙 17:13
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Hickory, NC.
When you, Hickory, NC 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
🇺🇸 Hickory, NC
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 | 🇺🇸 Hickory, NC | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:14 | 03:14 |
| 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 Hickory, NC | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/New York | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:53 | 05:29 |
| Sunset | 17:27 | 17:13 |
| Daylight | 10 h 33 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 40,374 | 342,188 |
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Hickory, NC and San Jose: common questions
How many hours behind Hickory, NC, is San Jose?
The clocks in San Jose are 1 hour behind those in Hickory (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
What time is it in San Jose at the start of the working day in Hickory, NC?
The working day in Hickory starts at 9:00 AM; in San Jose it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Hickory, NC, what time is it in San Jose?
At 6:00 PM in Hickory, clocks in San Jose show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call San Jose from Hickory, NC?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Hickory – 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 does the date change in San Jose compared with Hickory, NC?
The new day starts in San Jose later: until 1:00 AM in Hickory, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in San Jose, Hickory is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Hickory, NC, and San Jose the same all year?
No. Only Hickory switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, San Jose will be 2 hours behind Hickory.
