Los Angeles to San José
Converting a fixed time. America/Los_Angeles → America/Costa_Rica · 4,389 km (2,726 miles) apart
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Convert a specific time minutes work, not just whole hours
Hour by hour
| Los Angeles | San José | 24h | Good to call? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12am | 1am | 00:00 → 01:00 | asleep in San José |
| 1am | 2am | 01:00 → 02:00 | asleep in San José |
| 2am | 3am | 02:00 → 03:00 | asleep in San José |
| 3am | 4am | 03:00 → 04:00 | asleep in San José |
| 4am | 5am | 04:00 → 05:00 | asleep in San José |
| 5am | 6am | 05:00 → 06:00 | asleep in San José |
| 6am | 7am | 06:00 → 07:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 7am | 8am | 07:00 → 08:00 | awake, not at work |
| 8am | 9am | 08:00 → 09:00 | awake, not at work |
| 9am | 10am | 09:00 → 10:00 | both at work |
| 10am | 11am | 10:00 → 11:00 | both at work |
| 11am | 12pm | 11:00 → 12:00 | both at work |
| 12pm | 1pm | 12:00 → 13:00 | both at work |
| 1pm | 2pm | 13:00 → 14:00 | both at work |
| 2pm | 3pm | 14:00 → 15:00 | both at work |
| 3pm | 4pm | 15:00 → 16:00 | both at work |
| 4pm | 5pm | 16:00 → 17:00 | awake, not at work |
| 5pm | 6pm | 17:00 → 18:00 | awake, not at work |
| 6pm | 7pm | 18:00 → 19:00 | awake, not at work |
| 7pm | 8pm | 19:00 → 20:00 | awake, not at work |
| 8pm | 9pm | 20:00 → 21:00 | awake, not at work |
| 9pm now | 10pm | 21:00 → 22:00 | asleep in San José |
| 10pm | 11pm | 22:00 → 23:00 | asleep in San José |
| 11pm | 12am Thu | 23:00 → 00:00 | asleep in San José |
Call times
Both places are at work between 9am and 16:00 in Los Angeles — 10am to 4pm at the other end.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in San José when it is 12:00 pm in Los Angeles?
1:00 pm in San José the same day.
How many hours ahead is San José of Los Angeles?
San José is 1 hour ahead Los Angeles. That gap is not fixed: it changes when either place starts or ends daylight saving. The table on this page is recalculated for today, so it is already correct for the current season.
What is the best time to call between Los Angeles and San José?
Both places are at work between 9am and 16:00 in Los Angeles — 10am to 4pm at the other end.
When does the difference between Los Angeles and San José change?
Los Angeles: Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change). San José does not change its clocks, so the gap shifts by an hour on that date.