Current Time in San Francisco, United States
Tuesday, 15 September 2026Week 38
America/Los_Angeles • UTC-7 • PDT
The live clock above shows the current local time in San Francisco, United States. San Francisco uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone and is currently on PDT (UTC-7). It is the 21st largest city in United States by population.
Sunrise: 06:52•Sunset: 19:19•Day length: 12h 27m••Timezone: UTC-7 (PDT)
San Francisco Time Zone
San Francisco follows the America/Los_Angeles time zone. It uses PST (UTC-8) during winter and PDT (UTC-7) during daylight saving time.
| IANA time zone | America/Los_Angeles |
|---|---|
| Standard time | PST |
| Standard UTC offset | UTC-8 |
| Summer time | PDT |
| Summer UTC offset | UTC-7 |
| Daylight saving | Yes |
Next Clock Change in San Francisco
The next clock change in San Francisco is 1 November 2026, in 47 days. At 02:00 PDT, clocks move back one hour to 01:00 PST.
1 November 2026
PDT → PST
UTC-7 → UTC-8
Clock moves back 1 hour
Daylight Saving Time (DST)
8
Mar
Last change: Summer time started
Clocks moved 1 hour forward at 02:00 to 03:00.
1
Nov
Next change: Standard time returns
Clocks move 1 hour backward at 02:00 to 01:00.
Time Difference (Relative to San Francisco)
← Behind (- hours)• San Francisco (0h)Ahead (+ hours) →
San Francisco (Current)
0 hours
UTC+7 hours
Major Cities in United States
Time Converter
If it is 12:00 in San Francisco, it is:
Best Time to Call San Francisco
| Location | San Francisco 09:00 | San Francisco 17:00 |
|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 01:00 | 09:00 |
| Beijing | 00:00 | 08:00 |
| Paris | 18:00 | 02:00 |
| London | 17:00 | 01:00 |
| New York City | 12:00 | 20:00 |
Hours shown are local time in each city when it is that time in San Francisco.
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- UTC offset
- UTC-7
- Abbreviation
- PDT
- Daylight saving
- In effect
- Solar noon
- 13:06
- Coordinates
- 37.77, -122.42
- Population
- 827,526
- Dialing code
- +1
- Currency
- USD ($)
- ISO week
- 38
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What time is it in San Francisco right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in San Francisco. San Francisco is currently on PDT (UTC-7).
- What time zone is San Francisco in?
- San Francisco uses the IANA time zone America/Los_Angeles.
- Is San Francisco on PST or PDT right now?
- San Francisco is currently on PDT (UTC-7). During winter it uses PST (UTC-8).
- Does San Francisco change the clocks?
- Yes. San Francisco observes daylight saving time, moving clocks forward in spring and back in autumn.
- How far behind UTC is San Francisco?
- San Francisco is currently 7 hours behind UTC.