San Jose to Chula Vista, CA: time difference
Chula Vista, CA 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 14:02 2:02 PM Chula Vista, CA 13:02 1:02 PM You –:–
14:02 2:02 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:23
13:02 1:02 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:49 · 🌙 18:23
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−1 h
Chula Vista, CA is 1 h behind San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Chula Vista, CA 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
🇺🇸 Chula Vista, CA
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 | 🇺🇸 Chula Vista, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:02 | 13:02 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from San Jose | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:25 | 06:49 |
| Sunset | 17:23 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 57 min | 11 h 33 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 275,487 |
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San Jose and Chula Vista, CA: common questions
How far behind San Jose is Chula Vista, CA?
Chula Vista is 1 hour behind San Jose: UTC−7 against UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in San Jose, what time is it in Chula Vista, CA?
At 9:00 AM in San Jose, clocks in Chula Vista show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in Chula Vista, CA?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in Chula Vista show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Chula Vista, CA, from San Jose?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in San Jose – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Chula Vista – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Chula Vista, CA?
Until 1:00 AM in San Jose it is still the previous day in Chula Vista. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Chula Vista it is already the next day in San Jose.
Does the time difference between San Jose and Chula Vista, CA, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Chula Vista. From November 1, 2026, Chula Vista will be 2 hours behind San Jose.
