Current local time in San Francisco, United States
San Francisco is on Pacific Standard Time (UTC−8), moving to UTC−7 for daylight saving time. The clock below is live and uses your browser’s time zone database.
Key facts
- Time zone
- Pacific Standard TimeIANA: America/Los_Angeles
- UTC offset
- UTC−8 / UTC−7standard / daylight saving
- Next clock change
- 1 November 2026Back 1 hour, 02:00 → 01:00
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- Country
- United StatesNorth America
- Population
- 828,000city proper, GeoNames
- Dialling code
- +1currency: Dollar (USD)
- Coordinates
- 37.77° N, 122.42° WNorthern Hemisphere
The sun in San Francisco today
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Times are for the city centre, calculated with the NOAA solar formulas (accurate to about a minute; hills and tall buildings can change what you see). How we calculate
Time difference from San Francisco
Live · office hours 9:00–18:00
| City | Local time | vs San Francisco | Office hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB London | --:-- | 8h ahead | 1h |
| US New York | --:-- | 3h ahead | 6h |
| US Los Angeles | --:-- | same time | 9h |
| FR Paris | --:-- | 9h ahead | None |
| AE Dubai | --:-- | 11h ahead | None |
| IN New Delhi | --:-- | 12h 30m ahead | None |
| SG Singapore | --:-- | 15h ahead | None |
| CN Shanghai | --:-- | 15h ahead | None |
| JP Tokyo | --:-- | 16h ahead | 1h |
| KR Seoul | --:-- | 16h ahead | 1h |
| AU Sydney | --:-- | 17h ahead | 2h |
| BR São Paulo | --:-- | 4h ahead | 5h |
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Best time to call San Francisco
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Daylight saving time in San Francisco
San Francisco switches between Pacific Standard Time (UTC−8) and Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−7). Upcoming changes:
- Sunday, 1 November 2026: clocks go back 1 hour at 02:00, to 01:00 (UTC−7 → UTC−8)
- Sunday, 14 March 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 02:00, to 03:00 (UTC−8 → UTC−7)
- Sunday, 7 November 2027: clocks go back 1 hour at 02:00, to 01:00 (UTC−7 → UTC−8)
- Sunday, 12 March 2028: clocks go forward 1 hour at 02:00, to 03:00 (UTC−8 → UTC−7)
Dates come from the IANA time zone database. Governments occasionally change the rules at short notice; your browser picks up updates automatically.
About time in San Francisco
United States is wide enough to use 6 different standard times, from UTC−10 to UTC−5; San Francisco uses UTC−8.
Other cities on the same clock (America/Los Angeles): Los Angeles, San Diego, Seattle, Las Vegas.
Sunrise and sunset in San Francisco, 2026
On the 1st of each month, local time
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
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| January | 07:25 | 17:01 | 9h 36m |
| February | 07:13 | 17:32 | 10h 19m |
| March | 06:41 | 18:02 | 11h 22m |
| April | 06:54 | 19:31 | 12h 37m |
| May | 06:13 | 19:59 | 13h 46m |
| June | 05:49 | 20:25 | 14h 36m |
| July | 05:51 | 20:35 | 14h 44m |
| August | 06:13 | 20:18 | 14h 06m |
| September | 06:39 | 19:39 | 13h 00m |
| October | 07:05 | 18:53 | 11h 48m |
| November | 06:34 | 17:11 | 10h 36m |
| December | 07:06 | 16:51 | 9h 45m |
Longest day: around 21 June 2026, 14h 47m of daylight (sunrise 05:48, sunset 20:34). Shortest day: around 21 December 2026, 9h 33m.
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What time zone is San Francisco in?
San Francisco uses the America/Los Angeles time zone (Pacific Standard Time, PST), UTC−8, and Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), UTC−7, in summer.
Does San Francisco observe daylight saving time?
Yes. The next change is on Sunday, 1 November 2026, when clocks go back 1 hour.
What is the time difference between San Francisco and New York?
Right now New York is 3h ahead of San Francisco. The gap can change by an hour for a few weeks a year, because the two places switch daylight saving time on different dates.
What is the time difference between San Francisco and London?
London is 8h ahead of San Francisco right now. Office hours overlap for about 1 hours a day.
When is sunrise and sunset in San Francisco?
It depends on the season. Around 21 June 2026 the sun rises about 05:48 and sets about 20:34 (14h 47m of daylight); around 21 December 2026 it rises about 07:21 and sets about 16:54 (9h 33m).
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