San Jose to Tempe, AZ: time difference
Tempe, 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.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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San Jose 16:18 4:18 PM Tempe, AZ 15:18 3:18 PM You –:–
16:18 4:18 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:19
15:18 3:18 PM
Mountain Standard Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:35 · 🌙 17:53
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−1 h
Tempe, AZ is 1 h behind San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Tempe, 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
🇺🇸 Tempe, 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 | 🇺🇸 Tempe, AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:18 | 15:18 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 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 | 06:35 |
| Sunset | 17:19 | 17:53 |
| Daylight | 11 h 54 min | 11 h 18 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 161,719 |
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San Jose and Tempe, AZ: common questions
How many hours behind San Jose is Tempe, AZ?
The clocks in Tempe are 1 hour behind those in San Jose (UTC−7 and UTC−6).
If it is 9:00 AM in San Jose, what time is it in Tempe, AZ?
At 9:00 AM in San Jose, clocks in Tempe show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Tempe, AZ, at the end of the working day in San Jose?
The working day in San Jose ends at 6:00 PM; in Tempe it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Tempe, AZ, from San Jose?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in San Jose – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Tempe – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Tempe, AZ?
Until 1:00 AM in San Jose it is still the previous day in Tempe. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Tempe it is already the next day in San Jose.
Does the time difference between San Jose and Tempe, AZ, change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
