Time in San Francisco, California
Live local time in California, United States. Time zone America/Los_Angeles (PDT). Updated every second, no refresh needed.
00:00:00 AM
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
UTC offset
GMT−7
Zone code
PDT
Local weekday
Sat
Country
United States
Region
California
Latitude
37.7749°
Longitude
-122.4194°
Time difference
San Francisco vs. the rest of the world
- New YorkUnited States−3 h
- LondonUnited Kingdom−8 h
- BerlinGermany−9 h
- DubaiUnited Arab Emirates−11 h
- MumbaiIndia−12:30 h
- SingaporeSingapore−15 h
- TokyoJapan−16 h
- SydneyAustralia−17 h
- São PauloBrazil−4 h
Positive = San Francisco is ahead of the other city. Negative = behind. Math runs live against IANA so DST shifts always show the current real offset.
FAQ
Questions about San Francisco time
- What is the current local time in San Francisco?
- Right now it's 11:51 AM PDT in San Francisco, United States. The clock above ticks every second.
- What time zone is San Francisco in?
- San Francisco uses the America/Los_Angeles IANA time zone (currently GMT−7, abbreviated PDT).
- Does San Francisco observe daylight saving time?
- Whether San Francisco observes daylight saving depends on the rules in United States. Our planner uses the live IANA database, so the clock and any meetings you schedule always reflect the current rule — no manual adjustments around the DST shift.
- How do I schedule a meeting with someone in San Francisco?
- Open San Francisco in the planner from the button above. Add the other participants' cities and drag a range on the hour grid — the meeting URL encodes the UTC instant, so the same link shows the right local time on every clock, even across DST transitions.