San Jose to Santa Clara, CA: time difference
Santa Clara, 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 21:49 9:49 PM Santa Clara, CA 20:49 8:49 PM You –:–
21:49 9:49 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:19
20:49 8:49 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:18 · 🌙 18:29
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−1 h
Santa Clara, CA is 1 h behind San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Santa Clara, 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 Clara, 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 Clara, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:49 | 20:49 |
| 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 | 07:18 |
| Sunset | 17:19 | 18:29 |
| Daylight | 11 h 54 min | 11 h 11 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 130,365 |
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San Jose and Santa Clara, CA: common questions
How far behind San Jose is Santa Clara, CA?
Santa Clara is 1 hour behind San Jose: UTC−7 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Santa Clara, CA, at the start of the working day in San Jose?
The working day in San Jose starts at 9:00 AM; in Santa Clara it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in Santa Clara, CA?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in Santa Clara show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in San Jose and in Santa Clara, 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 Santa Clara.
When is it still the previous day in Santa Clara, CA?
Until 1:00 AM in San Jose it is still the previous day in Santa Clara. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Santa Clara it is already the next day in San Jose.
Is the time difference between San Jose and Santa Clara, CA, the same all year?
No. Only Santa Clara switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Santa Clara will be 2 hours behind San Jose.
