Sterling to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Sterling. 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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Sterling 07:19 7:19 AM San Jose 06:19 6:19 AM You –:–
07:19 7:19 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:15 · 🌙 18:14
06:19 6:19 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:19
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Sterling.
When you, Sterling and San Jose are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇺🇸 Sterling
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
🇨🇷 San Jose
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 | 🇺🇸 Sterling | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:19 | 06:19 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Daylight Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Sterling | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Chicago | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:15 | 05:26 |
| Sunset | 18:14 | 17:19 |
| Daylight | 10 h 59 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 14,782 | 342,188 |
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Sterling and San Jose: common questions
How far behind Sterling is San Jose?
San Jose is 1 hour behind Sterling: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Sterling, what time is it in San Jose?
At 9:00 AM in Sterling, clocks in San Jose show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in San Jose at the end of the working day in Sterling?
The working day in Sterling ends at 6:00 PM; in San Jose it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Sterling and in San Jose overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sterling, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose.
When is it still the previous day in San Jose?
Until 1:00 AM in Sterling it is still the previous day in San Jose. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in San Jose it is already the next day in Sterling.
Is the time difference between Sterling and San Jose the same all year?
No. Only Sterling switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, San Jose and Sterling will have the same time.
