San Jose to Santa Maria, CA: time difference
Santa Maria, 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 01:15 1:15 AM Santa Maria, CA 00:15 12:15 AM You –:–
01:15 1:15 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:18
00:15 12:15 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:11 · 🌙 18:24
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−1 h
Santa Maria, CA is 1 h behind San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Santa Maria, 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 Maria, 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 Maria, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:15 | 00:15 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 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 | 05:26 | 07:11 |
| Sunset | 17:18 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 11 h 14 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 107,408 |
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San Jose and Santa Maria, CA: common questions
How many hours behind San Jose is Santa Maria, CA?
The clocks in Santa Maria are 1 hour behind those in San Jose (UTC−7 and UTC−6).
What time is it in Santa Maria, CA, when it is 9:00 AM in San Jose?
When it is 9:00 AM in San Jose, it is 8:00 AM in Santa Maria.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in Santa Maria, CA?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in Santa Maria show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Santa Maria, 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 Santa Maria – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Santa Maria, CA, compared with San Jose?
The new day starts in Santa Maria later: until 1:00 AM in San Jose, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Santa Maria, San Jose is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between San Jose and Santa Maria, CA, the same all year?
No. Only Santa Maria switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Santa Maria will be 2 hours behind San Jose.
