San Jose to El Paso, TX: time difference
El Paso, TX 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 02:10 2:10 AM El Paso, TX 01:10 1:10 AM You –:–
02:10 2:10 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:29 · 🌙 17:13
01:10 1:10 AM
Mountain Standard Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:27 · 🌙 17:14
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−1 h
El Paso, TX is 1 h behind San Jose.
When you, San Jose and El Paso, TX 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
🇺🇸 El Paso, TX
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 | 🇺🇸 El Paso, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:10 | 01:10 |
| 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 | 06:27 |
| Sunset | 17:13 | 17:14 |
| Daylight | 11 h 44 min | 10 h 46 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 678,815 |
Compare San Jose with another city
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San Jose and El Paso, TX: common questions
How many hours behind San Jose is El Paso, TX?
The clocks in El Paso are 1 hour behind those in San Jose (UTC−7 and UTC−6).
If it is 9:00 AM in San Jose, what time is it in El Paso, TX?
At 9:00 AM in San Jose, clocks in El Paso show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in El Paso, TX?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in El Paso show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in San Jose and in El Paso, TX, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in San Jose, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in El Paso.
When does the date change in El Paso, TX, compared with San Jose?
The new day starts in El Paso later: until 1:00 AM in San Jose, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in El Paso, San Jose is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between San Jose and El Paso, TX, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in El Paso but not in San Jose. From March 14, 2027, El Paso and San Jose will have the same time.
