Time in San Francisco
The current local time and date in San Francisco, its time zone, and a converter to your own time.
Detecting your time zone to suggest the best hour to call…
San Francisco runs on US Pacific Time, switching between PST (UTC-8) and PDT (UTC-7), the same zone as Los Angeles and Seattle.
San Francisco uses UTC-8 in winter (standard time) and shifts to UTC-7 in summer when daylight saving time is active.
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FAQ
What time is it in San Francisco right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in San Francisco, refreshed every second. San Francisco is on UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 in summer, and the clock is calculated directly from that official time zone so it always accounts for daylight saving time automatically.
What time zone is San Francisco in?
San Francisco uses UTC-8 in winter (standard time) and shifts to UTC-7 in summer when daylight saving time is active. The "compare to your time zone" section above converts any San Francisco time into your own local time instantly.
Does San Francisco observe daylight saving time?
Yes. San Francisco moves its clocks forward by one hour in summer (to UTC-7) and back in winter (to UTC-8). This page recomputes the offset live, so the clock and conversions above are always correct for the current date without you needing to remember the switch dates.
How do I convert San Francisco time to my time zone?
The converter above detects your device's time zone and shows, hour by hour, what a given San Francisco time is where you are. For planning a call across several cities at once, open the World Clock meeting planner, which lays out a colour-coded 24-hour grid.
What is the dialing code for San Francisco?
To call San Francisco from abroad, dial the country code +1 before the local number. The card at the top of this page shows it alongside the live local time so you can check it is a reasonable hour before you call.
What are the best hours to call San Francisco?
The "best time to call" line above detects your own time zone and shows the window when normal waking hours (roughly 8am–9pm) overlap in both places, so neither side is woken up. It updates live, so it already accounts for daylight saving on both ends.
Learn how time zones work
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