San Jose to Santa Barbara, CA: time difference
Santa Barbara, 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 08:50 8:50 AM Santa Barbara, CA 07:50 7:50 AM You –:–
08:50 8:50 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:19
07:50 7:50 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:06 · 🌙 18:23
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−1 h
Santa Barbara, CA is 1 h behind San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Santa Barbara, 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
🇺🇸 Santa Barbara, 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 | 🇺🇸 Santa Barbara, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:50 | 07:50 |
| 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 | 07:06 |
| Sunset | 17:19 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 54 min | 11 h 17 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 91,196 |
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San Jose and Santa Barbara, CA: common questions
What is the time difference between San Jose and Santa Barbara, CA?
Santa Barbara is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−7, while San Jose is on UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in San Jose, what time is it in Santa Barbara, CA?
At 9:00 AM in San Jose, clocks in Santa Barbara show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Santa Barbara, CA, when it is 6:00 PM in San Jose?
When it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, it is 5:00 PM in Santa Barbara.
Is there a time when both San Jose and Santa Barbara, CA, are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in San Jose (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Santa Barbara), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in San Jose is it still yesterday in Santa Barbara, CA?
Before 1:00 AM in San Jose, the date in Santa Barbara has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Santa Barbara, it is already the next day in San Jose.
Is the time difference between San Jose and Santa Barbara, CA, the same all year?
No. Only Santa Barbara switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Santa Barbara will be 2 hours behind San Jose.
