San Jose to Lake Charles, LA: time difference
Lake Charles, LA is 1 h ahead of San Jose. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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San Jose 03:44 3:44 AM Lake Charles, LA 04:44 4:44 AM You –:–
03:44 3:44 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:22
04:44 4:44 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 18:48
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+1 h
Lake Charles, LA is 1 h ahead of San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Lake Charles, LA 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
🇺🇸 Lake Charles, LA
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 San Jose | 🇺🇸 Lake Charles, LA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:44 | 04:44 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 11, 2026 | Sunday, October 11, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from San Jose | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:25 | 07:13 |
| Sunset | 17:22 | 18:48 |
| Daylight | 11 h 57 min | 11 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 84,872 |
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San Jose and Lake Charles, LA: common questions
What is the time difference between San Jose and Lake Charles, LA?
Lake Charles is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC−5, while San Jose is on UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in San Jose, what time is it in Lake Charles, LA?
At 9:00 AM in San Jose, clocks in Lake Charles show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in Lake Charles, LA?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in Lake Charles show 7:00 PM.
When do working hours in San Jose and in Lake Charles, LA, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Lake Charles.
When is it already the next day in Lake Charles, LA?
From 11:00 PM in San Jose it is already the next day in Lake Charles. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Lake Charles it is still the previous day in San Jose.
Does the time difference between San Jose and Lake Charles, LA, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Lake Charles. From November 1, 2026, Lake Charles and San Jose will have the same time.
