San Jose to Los Cabos: time difference
Los Cabos is 1 h behind San Jose. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇲🇽 Los Cabos, Mexico
29
- Mexican Pacific Standard Time
- UTC-7
- Daytime
☀️ 06:19 · 🌙 17:52 · 11 h 33 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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San Jose 08:44 8:44 AM Los Cabos 07:44 7:44 AM You –:–
08:44 8:44 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:18
07:44 7:44 AM
Mexican Pacific Standard Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:19 · 🌙 17:52
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−1 h
Los Cabos is 1 h behind San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Los Cabos 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
🇲🇽 Los Cabos
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 | 🇲🇽 Los Cabos |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:44 | 07:44 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Mexican Pacific Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from San Jose | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Mazatlan |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:26 | 06:19 |
| Sunset | 17:18 | 17:52 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 11 h 33 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 202,694 |
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San Jose and Los Cabos: common questions
How far behind San Jose is Los Cabos?
Los Cabos is 1 hour behind San Jose: UTC−7 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Los Cabos when it is 9:00 AM in San Jose?
When it is 9:00 AM in San Jose, it is 8:00 AM in Los Cabos.
What time is it in Los Cabos at the end of the working day in San Jose?
The working day in San Jose ends at 6:00 PM; in Los Cabos it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both San Jose and Los Cabos are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in San Jose (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Los Cabos), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in San Jose is it still yesterday in Los Cabos?
Before 1:00 AM in San Jose, the date in Los Cabos has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Los Cabos, it is already the next day in San Jose.
Is the time difference between San Jose and Los Cabos the same all year?
Yes. Neither San Jose nor Los Cabos switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
