San Jose to Bethel, AK: time difference
Bethel, AK is 2 h behind San Jose. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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San Jose 11:08 11:08 AM Bethel, AK 09:08 9:08 AM You –:–
11:08 11:08 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:18
09:08 9:08 AM
Alaska Daylight Time · UTC-8
☀️ 09:42 · 🌙 19:23
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−2 h
Bethel, AK is 2 h behind San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Bethel, AK are all at the desk
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Working hours
🇨🇷 San Jose
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
🇺🇸 Bethel, AK
22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 San Jose | 🇺🇸 Bethel, AK |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:08 | 09:08 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Alaska Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-8 |
| Offset from San Jose | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Anchorage |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-9, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:26 | 09:42 |
| Sunset | 17:18 | 19:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 52 min | 9 h 41 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 6,300 |
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San Jose and Bethel, AK: common questions
How far behind San Jose is Bethel, AK?
Bethel is 2 hours behind San Jose: UTC−8 against UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in San Jose, what time is it in Bethel, AK?
At 9:00 AM in San Jose, clocks in Bethel show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in Bethel, AK?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in Bethel show 4:00 PM.
When do working hours in San Jose and in Bethel, AK, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in San Jose, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Bethel.
When does the date change in Bethel, AK, compared with San Jose?
The new day starts in Bethel later: until 2:00 AM in San Jose, it is still the previous day there. From 10:00 PM in Bethel, San Jose is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between San Jose and Bethel, AK, the same all year?
No. Only Bethel switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Bethel will be 3 hours behind San Jose.
