San Jose to Santa Monica, CA: time difference
Santa Monica, 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 20:09 8:09 PM Santa Monica, CA 19:09 7:09 PM You –:–
20:09 8:09 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:19
19:09 7:09 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:02 · 🌙 18:17
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−1 h
Santa Monica, CA is 1 h behind San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Santa Monica, 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 Monica, 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 Monica, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:09 | 19:09 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 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 | 07:02 |
| Sunset | 17:19 | 18:17 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 11 h 15 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 89,736 |
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San Jose and Santa Monica, CA: common questions
What is the time difference between San Jose and Santa Monica, CA?
Santa Monica is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−7, while San Jose is on UTC−6.
What time is it in Santa Monica, 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 Monica.
What time is it in Santa Monica, 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 Monica.
Is there a time when both San Jose and Santa Monica, 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 Monica), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Santa Monica, CA?
Until 1:00 AM in San Jose it is still the previous day in Santa Monica. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Santa Monica it is already the next day in San Jose.
Does the time difference between San Jose and Santa Monica, CA, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Santa Monica. From November 1, 2026, Santa Monica will be 2 hours behind San Jose.
