San Jose to Fairbanks, AK: time difference
Fairbanks, AK is 2 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 20:59 8:59 PM Fairbanks, AK 18:59 6:59 PM You –:–
20:59 8:59 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:23
18:59 6:59 PM
Alaska Daylight Time · UTC-8
☀️ 08:26 · 🌙 18:52
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−2 h
Fairbanks, AK is 2 h behind San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Fairbanks, AK 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
🇺🇸 Fairbanks, AK
22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 San Jose | 🇺🇸 Fairbanks, AK |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:59 | 18:59 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Alaska Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-8 |
| Offset from San Jose | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Anchorage |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-9, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:25 | 08:26 |
| Sunset | 17:23 | 18:52 |
| Daylight | 11 h 58 min | 10 h 26 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 32,515 |
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San Jose and Fairbanks, AK: common questions
How many hours behind San Jose is Fairbanks, AK?
The clocks in Fairbanks are 2 hours behind those in San Jose (UTC−8 and UTC−6).
What time is it in Fairbanks, AK, when it is 9:00 AM in San Jose?
When it is 9:00 AM in San Jose, it is 7:00 AM in Fairbanks.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in Fairbanks, AK?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in Fairbanks show 4:00 PM.
Is there a time when both San Jose and Fairbanks, AK, are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in San Jose (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Fairbanks), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Fairbanks, AK?
Until 2:00 AM in San Jose it is still the previous day in Fairbanks. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Fairbanks it is already the next day in San Jose.
Is the time difference between San Jose and Fairbanks, AK, the same all year?
No. Only Fairbanks switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Fairbanks will be 3 hours behind San Jose.
