San Francisco, CA to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h ahead of San Francisco, CA. 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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San Francisco, CA 00:51 12:51 AM San Jose 01:51 1:51 AM You –:–
00:51 12:51 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 18:42
01:51 1:51 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:23
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+1 h
San Jose is 1 h ahead of San Francisco, CA.
When you, San Francisco, CA 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
🇺🇸 San Francisco, CA
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🇨🇷 San Jose
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 San Francisco, CA | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:51 | 01:51 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pacific Daylight Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-7 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from San Francisco, CA | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Los Angeles | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:13 | 05:25 |
| Sunset | 18:42 | 17:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 29 min | 11 h 57 min |
| People on this clock | 873,965 | 342,188 |
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San Francisco, CA and San Jose: common questions
How many hours ahead of San Francisco, CA, is San Jose?
The clocks in San Jose are 1 hour ahead of those in San Francisco (UTC−6 and UTC−7).
If it is 9:00 AM in San Francisco, CA, what time is it in San Jose?
At 9:00 AM in San Francisco, clocks in San Jose show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in San Jose when it is 6:00 PM in San Francisco, CA?
When it is 6:00 PM in San Francisco, it is 7:00 PM in San Jose.
When do working hours in San Francisco, CA, and in San Jose overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Francisco, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in San Jose.
When is it already the next day in San Jose?
From 11:00 PM in San Francisco, CA, it is already the next day in San Jose. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in San Jose it is still the previous day in San Francisco.
Does the time difference between San Francisco, CA, and San Jose change?
Yes. The clocks change only in San Francisco. From November 1, 2026, San Jose will be 2 hours ahead of San Francisco.
