San Jose to Vail, CO: time difference
Vail, CO 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 00:09 12:09 AM Vail, CO 23:09 11:09 PM You –:–
00:09 12:09 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:29 · 🌙 17:13
23:09 11:09 PM
Mountain Standard Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:39 · 🌙 17:01
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−1 h
Vail, CO is 1 h behind San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Vail, CO 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
🇺🇸 Vail, CO
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 | 🇺🇸 Vail, CO |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:09 | 23:09 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 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/Denver |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-6, Mar 14, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:29 | 06:39 |
| Sunset | 17:13 | 17:01 |
| Daylight | 11 h 44 min | 10 h 21 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 5,300 |
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San Jose and Vail, CO: common questions
How many hours behind San Jose is Vail, CO?
The clocks in Vail are 1 hour behind those in San Jose (UTC−7 and UTC−6).
What time is it in Vail, CO, at the start of the working day in San Jose?
The working day in San Jose starts at 9:00 AM; in Vail it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in San Jose, what time is it in Vail, CO?
At 6:00 PM in San Jose, clocks in Vail show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both San Jose and Vail, CO, are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in San Jose (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Vail), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in San Jose is it still yesterday in Vail, CO?
Before 1:00 AM in San Jose, the date in Vail has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Vail, it is already the next day in San Jose.
Does the time difference between San Jose and Vail, CO, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Vail. From March 14, 2027, Vail and San Jose will have the same time.
