San Jose to Merced, CA: time difference
Merced, 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 12:08 12:08 PM Merced, CA 11:08 11:08 AM You –:–
12:08 12:08 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:19
11:08 11:08 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:12 · 🌙 18:23
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−1 h
Merced, CA is 1 h behind San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Merced, 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
🇺🇸 Merced, 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 | 🇺🇸 Merced, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:08 | 11:08 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 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 | 05:25 | 07:12 |
| Sunset | 17:19 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 54 min | 11 h 11 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 83,316 |
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San Jose and Merced, CA: common questions
What is the time difference between San Jose and Merced, CA?
Merced 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 Merced, CA?
At 9:00 AM in San Jose, clocks in Merced show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Merced, 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 Merced.
When is a good time to call Merced, 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 Merced – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Merced, CA, compared with San Jose?
The new day starts in Merced later: until 1:00 AM in San Jose, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Merced, San Jose is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between San Jose and Merced, CA, the same all year?
No. Only Merced switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Merced will be 2 hours behind San Jose.
