San Jose to Redwood City, CA: time difference
Redwood City, 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 14:33 2:33 PM Redwood City, CA 13:33 1:33 PM You –:–
14:33 2:33 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:19
13:33 1:33 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:20 · 🌙 18:30
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−1 h
Redwood City, CA is 1 h behind San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Redwood City, 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
🇺🇸 Redwood City, 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 | 🇺🇸 Redwood City, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:33 | 13:33 |
| 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 | 07:20 |
| Sunset | 17:19 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 54 min | 11 h 11 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 88,314 |
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San Jose and Redwood City, CA: common questions
How many hours behind San Jose is Redwood City, CA?
The clocks in Redwood City are 1 hour behind those in San Jose (UTC−7 and UTC−6).
What time is it in Redwood City, CA, at the start of the working day in San Jose?
The working day in San Jose starts at 9:00 AM; in Redwood City it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in Redwood City, CA?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in Redwood City show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in San Jose and in Redwood City, CA, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in San Jose, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Redwood City.
When does the date change in Redwood City, CA, compared with San Jose?
The new day starts in Redwood City later: until 1:00 AM in San Jose, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Redwood City, San Jose is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between San Jose and Redwood City, CA, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Redwood City. From November 1, 2026, Redwood City will be 2 hours behind San Jose.
