San Jose to San Diego, CA: time difference
San Diego, 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 05:57 5:57 AM San Diego, CA 04:57 4:57 AM You –:–
05:57 5:57 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:23
04:57 4:57 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:50 · 🌙 18:23
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−1 h
San Diego, CA is 1 h behind San Jose.
When you, San Jose and San Diego, 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
🇺🇸 San Diego, 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 | 🇺🇸 San Diego, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:57 | 04:57 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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 | 06:50 |
| Sunset | 17:23 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 57 min | 11 h 33 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 1,386,932 |
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San Jose and San Diego, CA: common questions
How far behind San Jose is San Diego, CA?
San Diego is 1 hour behind San Jose: UTC−7 against UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in San Jose, what time is it in San Diego, CA?
At 9:00 AM in San Jose, clocks in San Diego show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in San Diego, CA, at the end of the working day in San Jose?
The working day in San Jose ends at 6:00 PM; in San Diego it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call San Diego, 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 San Diego – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in San Diego, CA?
Until 1:00 AM in San Jose it is still the previous day in San Diego. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in San Diego it is already the next day in San Jose.
Does the time gap between San Jose and San Diego, CA, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in San Diego but not in San Jose. From November 1, 2026, San Diego will be 2 hours behind San Jose.
