San Jose to Menlo Park, CA: time difference
Menlo Park, 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 07:54 7:54 AM Menlo Park, CA 06:54 6:54 AM You –:–
07:54 7:54 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:17
06:54 6:54 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:24 · 🌙 18:24
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−1 h
Menlo Park, CA is 1 h behind San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Menlo Park, 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
🇺🇸 Menlo Park, 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 | 🇺🇸 Menlo Park, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:54 | 06:54 |
| Local date | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | Thursday, October 22, 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 | 07:24 |
| Sunset | 17:17 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 51 min | 10 h 59 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 33,780 |
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San Jose and Menlo Park, CA: common questions
What is the time difference between San Jose and Menlo Park, CA?
Menlo Park 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 Menlo Park, CA?
At 9:00 AM in San Jose, clocks in Menlo Park show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in Menlo Park, CA?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in Menlo Park show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Menlo Park, 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 Menlo Park – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in San Jose is it still yesterday in Menlo Park, CA?
Before 1:00 AM in San Jose, the date in Menlo Park has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Menlo Park, it is already the next day in San Jose.
Does the time difference between San Jose and Menlo Park, CA, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Menlo Park. From November 1, 2026, Menlo Park will be 2 hours behind San Jose.
