Iowa City, IA to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Iowa City, IA. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Iowa City, IA 14:53 2:53 PM San Jose 13:53 1:53 PM You –:–
14:53 2:53 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:23 · 🌙 18:20
13:53 1:53 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:18
·
−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Iowa City, IA.
When you, Iowa City, IA 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
🇺🇸 Iowa City, IA
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
📍 Your time
- Asleep
- Early
- Working hours
- Evening
- Both working
- Right now
Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Iowa City, IA | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:53 | 13:53 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Daylight Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Iowa City, IA | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Chicago | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:23 | 05:26 |
| Sunset | 18:20 | 17:18 |
| Daylight | 10 h 57 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 74,828 | 342,188 |
Compare Iowa City, IA with another city
More comparisons with Iowa City, IA: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Nearby time zones
Big time differences
Iowa City, IA and San Jose: common questions
How far behind Iowa City, IA, is San Jose?
San Jose is 1 hour behind Iowa City: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Iowa City, IA, what time is it in San Jose?
At 9:00 AM in Iowa City, clocks in San Jose show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in San Jose at the end of the working day in Iowa City, IA?
The working day in Iowa City ends at 6:00 PM; in San Jose it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Iowa City, IA, and in San Jose overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Iowa City, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose.
When does the date change in San Jose compared with Iowa City, IA?
The new day starts in San Jose later: until 1:00 AM in Iowa City, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in San Jose, Iowa City is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Iowa City, IA, and San Jose the same all year?
No. Only Iowa City switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, San Jose and Iowa City will have the same time.
