San Jose to Modesto, CA: time difference
Modesto, 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 08:39 8:39 AM Modesto, CA 07:39 7:39 AM You –:–
08:39 8:39 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:22
07:39 7:39 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:09 · 🌙 18:34
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−1 h
Modesto, CA is 1 h behind San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Modesto, 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
🇺🇸 Modesto, 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 | 🇺🇸 Modesto, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:39 | 07:39 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 11, 2026 | Sunday, October 11, 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 | 07:09 |
| Sunset | 17:22 | 18:34 |
| Daylight | 11 h 57 min | 11 h 25 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 211,266 |
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San Jose and Modesto, CA: common questions
How far behind San Jose is Modesto, CA?
Modesto is 1 hour behind San Jose: UTC−7 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Modesto, CA, at the start of the working day in San Jose?
The working day in San Jose starts at 9:00 AM; in Modesto it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in Modesto, CA?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in Modesto show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Modesto, 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 Modesto – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Modesto, CA, compared with San Jose?
The new day starts in Modesto later: until 1:00 AM in San Jose, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Modesto, San Jose is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between San Jose and Modesto, CA, the same all year?
No. Only Modesto switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Modesto will be 2 hours behind San Jose.
