Time difference between San Jose and Seoul
Compare the current local time in San Jose and Seoul, see when your working hours overlap, and convert any specific hour between the two timezones.
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Working-hours overlap
When San Jose's 9:00–17:00 business hours overlap with Seoul's.
San Jose working hours
Seoul working hours
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Scheduling across San Jose and Seoul
Scheduling between San Jose and Seoul is hard. Their standard business hours do not overlap on the same day, but the two working days meet at a single point: San Jose's close at 17:00 coincides exactly with Seoul's open at 09:00. A call timed to that boundary catches both sides at the edge of their day.
Quick reference
| 🇺🇸 San Jose | 🇰🇷 Seoul | In Seoul it's… |
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| 06:00 — Early morning | — | — |
| 09:00 — Start of work | — | — |
| 12:00 — Lunchtime | — | — |
| 15:00 — Mid-afternoon | — | — |
| 17:00 — End of work | — | — |
| 20:00 — Evening | — | — |
Daylight saving status
🇺🇸 San Jose
Currently in PDT (daylight saving)
Clocks go back to PST
on Sunday 1 November 2026
🇰🇷 Seoul
Seoul does not observe daylight saving time. The local offset is fixed year-round.