San Jose to Lake Forest, CA: time difference
Lake Forest, 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 12:45 12:45 PM Lake Forest, CA 11:45 11:45 AM You –:–
12:45 12:45 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:18
11:45 11:45 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:00 · 🌙 18:12
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−1 h
Lake Forest, CA is 1 h behind San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Lake Forest, 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
🇺🇸 Lake Forest, 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 | 🇺🇸 Lake Forest, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:45 | 11:45 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 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 | 07:00 |
| Sunset | 17:18 | 18:12 |
| Daylight | 11 h 52 min | 11 h 12 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 19,367 |
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San Jose and Lake Forest, CA: common questions
How far behind San Jose is Lake Forest, CA?
Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest, CA?
At 9:00 AM in San Jose, clocks in Lake Forest show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Lake Forest, CA, when it is 6:00 PM in San Jose?
When it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, it is 5:00 PM in Lake Forest.
When is a good time to call Lake Forest, 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 Lake Forest – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Lake Forest, CA, compared with San Jose?
The new day starts in Lake Forest later: until 1:00 AM in San Jose, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Lake Forest, San Jose is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between San Jose and Lake Forest, CA, the same all year?
No. Only Lake Forest switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Lake Forest will be 2 hours behind San Jose.
