Tijuana to San Jose: time difference
San Jose is 1 h ahead of Tijuana. 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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Tijuana 19:28 7:28 PM San Jose 20:28 8:28 PM You –:–
19:28 7:28 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:48 · 🌙 18:24
20:28 8:28 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:23
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+1 h
San Jose is 1 h ahead of Tijuana.
When you, Tijuana 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
🇲🇽 Tijuana
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
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Tijuana | 🇨🇷 San Jose |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:28 | 20:28 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pacific Daylight Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-7 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Tijuana | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Tijuana | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:48 | 05:25 |
| Sunset | 18:24 | 17:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 1,810,645 | 342,188 |
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Tijuana and San Jose: common questions
How far ahead of Tijuana is San Jose?
San Jose is 1 hour ahead of Tijuana: UTC−6 against UTC−7.
If it is 9:00 AM in Tijuana, what time is it in San Jose?
At 9:00 AM in Tijuana, clocks in San Jose show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in San Jose at the end of the working day in Tijuana?
The working day in Tijuana ends at 6:00 PM; in San Jose it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Tijuana and San Jose are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Tijuana (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in San Jose), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in San Jose compared with Tijuana?
The new day starts in San Jose earlier: at 11:00 PM in Tijuana it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in San Jose, Tijuana is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Tijuana and San Jose the same all year?
No. Only Tijuana switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, San Jose will be 2 hours ahead of Tijuana.
