San Jose to Cave Valley: time difference
Cave Valley is 1 h ahead of 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 13:19 1:19 PM Cave Valley 14:19 2:19 PM You –:–
13:19 1:19 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:27 · 🌙 17:15
14:19 2:19 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 17:43
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+1 h
Cave Valley is 1 h ahead of San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Cave Valley 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
🇯🇲 Cave Valley
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 Jose | 🇯🇲 Cave Valley |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:19 | 14:19 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from San Jose | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Jamaica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:27 | 06:12 |
| Sunset | 17:15 | 17:43 |
| Daylight | 11 h 48 min | 11 h 32 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | — |
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San Jose and Cave Valley: common questions
What is the time difference between San Jose and Cave Valley?
Cave Valley is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC−5, while San Jose is on UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in San Jose, what time is it in Cave Valley?
At 9:00 AM in San Jose, clocks in Cave Valley show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in Cave Valley?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in Cave Valley show 7:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Cave Valley from San Jose?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in San Jose – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cave Valley – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Cave Valley?
From 11:00 PM in San Jose it is already the next day in Cave Valley. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Cave Valley it is still the previous day in San Jose.
Does the time difference between San Jose and Cave Valley change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
