Kingston to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Kingston. 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.
Kingston 03:45 3:45 AM San Jose 02:45 2:45 AM You –:–
03:45 3:45 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 17:50
02:45 2:45 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:23
·
−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Kingston.
When you, Kingston 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
🇯🇲 Kingston
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 | 🇯🇲 Kingston | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:45 | 02:45 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Kingston | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Jamaica | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:00 | 05:25 |
| Sunset | 17:50 | 17:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 50 min | 11 h 57 min |
| People on this clock | 660,000 | 342,188 |
Compare Kingston with another city
More comparisons with Kingston: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Nearby time zones
Big time differences
Kingston and San Jose: common questions
What is the time difference between Kingston and San Jose?
San Jose is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−6, while Kingston is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Kingston, what time is it in San Jose?
At 9:00 AM in Kingston, clocks in San Jose show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in San Jose at the end of the working day in Kingston?
The working day in Kingston ends at 6:00 PM; in San Jose it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call San Jose from Kingston?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Kingston – 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 Kingston 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 Kingston.
Does the time gap between Kingston and San Jose change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Kingston nor in San Jose, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
