San Jose to Fairfield, CA: time difference
Fairfield, 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 02:44 2:44 AM Fairfield, CA 01:44 1:44 AM You –:–
02:44 2:44 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:17
01:44 1:44 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:25 · 🌙 18:22
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−1 h
Fairfield, CA is 1 h behind San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Fairfield, 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
🇺🇸 Fairfield, 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 | 🇺🇸 Fairfield, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:44 | 01:44 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Thursday, October 22, 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 | 05:26 | 07:25 |
| Sunset | 17:17 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 11 h 51 min | 10 h 57 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 117,133 |
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San Jose and Fairfield, CA: common questions
How far behind San Jose is Fairfield, CA?
Fairfield 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 Fairfield, CA?
At 9:00 AM in San Jose, clocks in Fairfield show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in Fairfield, CA?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in Fairfield show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Fairfield, 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 Fairfield – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Fairfield, CA?
Until 1:00 AM in San Jose it is still the previous day in Fairfield. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Fairfield it is already the next day in San Jose.
Does the time difference between San Jose and Fairfield, CA, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Fairfield. From November 1, 2026, Fairfield will be 2 hours behind San Jose.
