San Jose to Olympia, WA: time difference
Olympia, WA 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 19:31 7:31 PM Olympia, WA 18:31 6:31 PM You –:–
19:31 7:31 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:19
18:31 6:31 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:35 · 🌙 18:20
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−1 h
Olympia, WA is 1 h behind San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Olympia, WA 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
🇺🇸 Olympia, WA
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 | 🇺🇸 Olympia, WA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:31 | 18:31 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 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 | 07:35 |
| Sunset | 17:19 | 18:20 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 10 h 46 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 55,605 |
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San Jose and Olympia, WA: common questions
How many hours behind San Jose is Olympia, WA?
The clocks in Olympia are 1 hour behind those in San Jose (UTC−7 and UTC−6).
If it is 9:00 AM in San Jose, what time is it in Olympia, WA?
At 9:00 AM in San Jose, clocks in Olympia show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in Olympia, WA?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in Olympia show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Olympia, WA, from San Jose?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in San Jose – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Olympia – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Olympia, WA?
Until 1:00 AM in San Jose it is still the previous day in Olympia. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Olympia it is already the next day in San Jose.
Is the time difference between San Jose and Olympia, WA, the same all year?
No. Only Olympia switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Olympia will be 2 hours behind San Jose.
