San Jose to Kent, WA: time difference
Kent, WA is 1 h behind San Jose. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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San Jose 00:58 12:58 AM Kent, WA 23:58 11:58 PM You –:–
00:58 12:58 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:19
23:58 11:58 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:31 · 🌙 18:19
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−1 h
Kent, WA is 1 h behind San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Kent, WA 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
🇺🇸 Kent, WA
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 | 🇺🇸 Kent, WA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:58 | 23:58 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 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 | 07:31 |
| Sunset | 17:19 | 18:19 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 10 h 48 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 136,588 |
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San Jose and Kent, WA: common questions
What is the time difference between San Jose and Kent, WA?
Kent is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−7, while San Jose is on UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in San Jose, what time is it in Kent, WA?
At 9:00 AM in San Jose, clocks in Kent show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Kent, WA, at the end of the working day in San Jose?
The working day in San Jose ends at 6:00 PM; in Kent it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both San Jose and Kent, WA, are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in San Jose (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Kent), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in San Jose is it still yesterday in Kent, WA?
Before 1:00 AM in San Jose, the date in Kent has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Kent, it is already the next day in San Jose.
Is the time difference between San Jose and Kent, WA, the same all year?
No. Only Kent switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Kent will be 2 hours behind San Jose.
