Thunder Bay to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h behind Thunder Bay. 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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Thunder Bay 21:12 9:12 PM San Jose 20:12 8:12 PM You –:–
21:12 9:12 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:50 · 🌙 17:33
20:12 8:12 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:28 · 🌙 17:13
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−1 h
San Jose is 1 h behind Thunder Bay.
When you, Thunder Bay 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
🇨🇦 Thunder Bay
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 | 🇨🇦 Thunder Bay | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:12 | 20:12 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Thunder Bay | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Toronto | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:50 | 05:28 |
| Sunset | 17:33 | 17:13 |
| Daylight | 9 h 43 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 107,909 | 342,188 |
Compare Thunder Bay with another city
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Thunder Bay and San Jose: common questions
How far behind Thunder Bay is San Jose?
San Jose is 1 hour behind Thunder Bay: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
What time is it in San Jose when it is 9:00 AM in Thunder Bay?
When it is 9:00 AM in Thunder Bay, it is 8:00 AM in San Jose.
If it is 6:00 PM in Thunder Bay, what time is it in San Jose?
At 6:00 PM in Thunder Bay, clocks in San Jose show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Thunder Bay and San Jose are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Thunder Bay (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Jose), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Thunder Bay is it still yesterday in San Jose?
Before 1:00 AM in Thunder Bay, the date in San Jose has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in San Jose, it is already the next day in Thunder Bay.
Is the time difference between Thunder Bay and San Jose the same all year?
No. Only Thunder Bay switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, San Jose will be 2 hours behind Thunder Bay.
