San Jose to San Jose, CA: time difference
San Jose, 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
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San Jose 05:35 5:35 AM San Jose, CA 04:35 4:35 AM You –:–
05:35 5:35 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:23
04:35 4:35 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:12 · 🌙 18:39
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−1 h
San Jose, CA is 1 h behind San Jose.
When you, San Jose and San Jose, 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 Jose, 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 Jose, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:35 | 04:35 |
| 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 | 07:12 |
| Sunset | 17:23 | 18:39 |
| Daylight | 11 h 57 min | 11 h 27 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 1,035,317 |
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San Jose and San Jose, CA: common questions
How far behind San Jose is San Jose, CA?
San Jose 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 Jose, CA?
At 9:00 AM in San Jose, clocks in San Jose show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in San Jose, CA, at the end of the working day in San Jose?
The working day in San Jose ends at 6:00 PM; in San Jose it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call San Jose, 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 Jose – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in San Jose, CA, compared with San Jose?
The new day starts in San Jose later: until 1:00 AM in San Jose, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in San Jose, San Jose is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between San Jose and San Jose, CA, the same all year?
No. Only San Jose switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, San Jose will be 2 hours behind San Jose.
