San Jose to Smithers: time difference
Smithers 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 15:48 3:48 PM Smithers 14:48 2:48 PM You –:–
15:48 3:48 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:18
14:48 2:48 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 08:06 · 🌙 18:22
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−1 h
Smithers is 1 h behind San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Smithers 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
🇨🇦 Smithers
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 | 🇨🇦 Smithers |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:48 | 14:48 |
| 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/Vancouver |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:26 | 08:06 |
| Sunset | 17:18 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 10 h 16 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 5,400 |
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San Jose and Smithers: common questions
How far behind San Jose is Smithers?
Smithers is 1 hour behind San Jose: UTC−7 against UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in San Jose, what time is it in Smithers?
At 9:00 AM in San Jose, clocks in Smithers show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Smithers at the end of the working day in San Jose?
The working day in San Jose ends at 6:00 PM; in Smithers it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Smithers from San Jose?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in San Jose – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Smithers – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Smithers?
Until 1:00 AM in San Jose it is still the previous day in Smithers. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Smithers it is already the next day in San Jose.
Does the time gap between San Jose and Smithers change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in San Jose nor in Smithers, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
