San Jose to Denver, CO: time difference
Denver, CO 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 03:46 3:46 AM Denver, CO 02:46 2:46 AM You –:–
03:46 3:46 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:29 · 🌙 17:13
02:46 2:46 AM
Mountain Standard Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:35 · 🌙 16:54
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−1 h
Denver, CO is 1 h behind San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Denver, CO 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
🇺🇸 Denver, CO
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 | 🇺🇸 Denver, CO |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:46 | 02:46 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 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 | 05:29 | 06:35 |
| Sunset | 17:13 | 16:54 |
| Daylight | 11 h 44 min | 10 h 19 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 715,522 |
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San Jose and Denver, CO: common questions
How many hours behind San Jose is Denver, CO?
The clocks in Denver are 1 hour behind those in San Jose (UTC−7 and UTC−6).
What time is it in Denver, CO, at the start of the working day in San Jose?
The working day in San Jose starts at 9:00 AM; in Denver it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in Denver, CO?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in Denver show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Denver, CO, from San Jose?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in San Jose – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Denver – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in San Jose is it still yesterday in Denver, CO?
Before 1:00 AM in San Jose, the date in Denver has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Denver, it is already the next day in San Jose.
Does the time gap between San Jose and Denver, CO, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Denver but not in San Jose. From March 14, 2027, Denver and San Jose will have the same time.
