San Jose to Lafayette, CO: time difference
Lafayette, 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 08:15 8:15 AM Lafayette, CO 07:15 7:15 AM You –:–
08:15 8:15 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:29 · 🌙 17:13
07:15 7:15 AM
Mountain Standard Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:36 · 🌙 16:54
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−1 h
Lafayette, CO is 1 h behind San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Lafayette, 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
🇺🇸 Lafayette, 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 | 🇺🇸 Lafayette, CO |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:15 | 07:15 |
| 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 | 06:36 |
| Sunset | 17:13 | 16:54 |
| Daylight | 11 h 44 min | 10 h 18 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 27,729 |
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San Jose and Lafayette, CO: common questions
How far behind San Jose is Lafayette, CO?
Lafayette is 1 hour behind San Jose: UTC−7 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Lafayette, CO, when it is 9:00 AM in San Jose?
When it is 9:00 AM in San Jose, it is 8:00 AM in Lafayette.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in Lafayette, CO?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in Lafayette show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Lafayette, 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 Lafayette – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Lafayette, CO, compared with San Jose?
The new day starts in Lafayette later: until 1:00 AM in San Jose, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Lafayette, San Jose is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between San Jose and Lafayette, CO, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Lafayette but not in San Jose. From March 14, 2027, Lafayette and San Jose will have the same time.
