San Jose to Surprise, AZ: time difference
Surprise, AZ is 1 h behind San Jose. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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San Jose 06:52 6:52 AM Surprise, AZ 05:52 5:52 AM You –:–
06:52 6:52 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:22
05:52 5:52 AM
Mountain Standard Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:33 · 🌙 18:01
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−1 h
Surprise, AZ is 1 h behind San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Surprise, AZ 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
🇺🇸 Surprise, AZ
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 | 🇺🇸 Surprise, AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:52 | 05:52 |
| Local date | Monday, October 12, 2026 | Monday, October 12, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Mountain Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from San Jose | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Phoenix |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:25 | 06:33 |
| Sunset | 17:22 | 18:01 |
| Daylight | 11 h 56 min | 11 h 28 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 143,148 |
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San Jose and Surprise, AZ: common questions
How far behind San Jose is Surprise, AZ?
Surprise is 1 hour behind San Jose: UTC−7 against UTC−6.
What time is it in Surprise, AZ, at the start of the working day in San Jose?
The working day in San Jose starts at 9:00 AM; in Surprise it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in Surprise, AZ?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in Surprise show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in San Jose and in Surprise, AZ, 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 Surprise.
Until what time in San Jose is it still yesterday in Surprise, AZ?
Before 1:00 AM in San Jose, the date in Surprise has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Surprise, it is already the next day in San Jose.
Is the time difference between San Jose and Surprise, AZ, the same all year?
Yes. Neither San Jose nor Surprise switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
