Time in San Jose and Chicago
The time difference between San Jose, California, and Chicago, Illinois, is 2 hours. Chicago is 2 hours ahead of San Jose.
This means 9am in San Jose is 11am in Chicago and 5pm in San Jose is 7pm in Chicago.
San Jose
- The current local time in San Jose is 3:30 pm (August 10, 2026)
- San Jose is in the Pacific Daylight Time Zone
- The time zone offset for San Jose, United States, is UTC-07:00
Chicago
- The current local time in Chicago is 5:30 pm (August 10, 2026)
- Chicago is in the Central Daylight Time Zone
- The time zone offset for Chicago, United States, is UTC-05:00
How to convert San Jose time to Chicago time?
Add 2 hours to San Jose time to get Chicago time.
Time in San Jose
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Time in Chicago
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Use the slider above to convert San Jose time to Chicago time and view the day and night map at different times.
Day–night colors on the map:
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NightTime Conversion Chart
| San Jose | Chicago |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2am |
| 1am | 3am |
| 2am | 4am |
| 3am | 5am |
| 4am | 6am |
| 5am | 7am |
| 6am | 8am |
| 7am | 9am |
| 8am | 10am |
| 9am | 11am |
| 10am | 12pm |
| 11am | 1pm |
| 12pm | 2pm |
| 1pm | 3pm |
| 2pm | 4pm |
| 3pm | 5pm |
| 4pm | 6pm |
| 5pm | 7pm |
| 6pm | 8pm |
| 7pm | 9pm |
| 8pm | 10pm |
| 9pm | 11pm |
| 10pm | 12am |
| 11pm | 1am |