San Jose to Butte, MT: time difference
Butte, MT is 1 h behind San Jose. 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 Jose 21:12 9:12 PM Butte, MT 20:12 8:12 PM You –:–
21:12 9:12 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:28 · 🌙 17:13
20:12 8:12 PM
Mountain Standard Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:17 · 🌙 17:12
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−1 h
Butte, MT is 1 h behind San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Butte, MT 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 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
🇺🇸 Butte, MT
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 | 🇨🇷 San Jose | 🇺🇸 Butte, MT |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:12 | 20:12 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Mountain Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from San Jose | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Denver |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-6, Mar 14, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:28 | 07:17 |
| Sunset | 17:13 | 17:12 |
| Daylight | 11 h 44 min | 9 h 55 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 35,000 |
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San Jose and Butte, MT: common questions
How many hours behind San Jose is Butte, MT?
The clocks in Butte are 1 hour behind those in San Jose (UTC−7 and UTC−6).
What time is it in Butte, MT, when it is 9:00 AM in San Jose?
When it is 9:00 AM in San Jose, it is 8:00 AM in Butte.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in Butte, MT?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in Butte show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Butte, MT, from San Jose?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in San Jose – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Butte – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Butte, MT, compared with San Jose?
The new day starts in Butte later: until 1:00 AM in San Jose, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Butte, San Jose is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between San Jose and Butte, MT, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Butte but not in San Jose. From March 14, 2027, Butte and San Jose will have the same time.
