San Jose to Santa Clara: time difference
Santa Clara is 1 h ahead of 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 07:24 7:24 AM Santa Clara 08:24 8:24 AM You –:–
07:24 7:24 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:29 · 🌙 17:13
08:24 8:24 AM
Cuba Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:28 · 🌙 17:41
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+1 h
Santa Clara is 1 h ahead of San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Santa Clara 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
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 San Jose | 🇨🇺 Santa Clara |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:24 | 08:24 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Cuba Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from San Jose | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Havana |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:29 | 06:28 |
| Sunset | 17:13 | 17:41 |
| Daylight | 11 h 44 min | 11 h 13 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 216,056 |
Compare San Jose with another city
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San Jose and Santa Clara: common questions
What is the time difference between San Jose and Santa Clara?
Santa Clara is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC−5, while San Jose is on UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in San Jose, what time is it in Santa Clara?
At 9:00 AM in San Jose, clocks in Santa Clara show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Santa Clara when it is 6:00 PM in San Jose?
When it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, it is 7:00 PM in Santa Clara.
When do working hours in San Jose and in Santa Clara overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Santa Clara.
From what time in San Jose is it tomorrow in Santa Clara?
Once it is 11:00 PM in San Jose, the date in Santa Clara has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Santa Clara, it is still the previous day in San Jose.
Does the time difference between San Jose and Santa Clara change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Santa Clara. From March 14, 2027, Santa Clara will be 2 hours ahead of San Jose.
