UNITED STATES · PACIFIC TIME
Current Time in California
See the current local time in California, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, and San Diego. Compare Pacific Time with other cities and understand daylight saving changes.
LIVE LOCAL CLOCK · CALIFORNIA
5:28 PM
Fri, Nov 13, 2026 · UTC-08:00
California uses Pacific Time for most locations. Winter is generally PST (UTC−08:00); daylight saving time is generally PDT (UTC−07:00). Check the selected date for the correct offset.
Time now in California cities
5:28 PM
Pacific Time5:28 PM
Pacific Time5:28 PM
Pacific Time5:28 PM
Pacific TimeThese cities share the same Pacific Time Zone; a city name is not used to infer your physical location.
California time compared with other places
Does California observe daylight saving time?
Most of California observes daylight saving time, typically changing clocks in March and November. PST is UTC−8 and PDT is UTC−7. The exact local time on a date depends on which offset was in effect then.
What is the time zone abbreviation for California?
Use PST for standard time and PDT for daylight time. The underlying IANA identifier is America/Los_Angeles, which is better for calculations than assuming a fixed abbreviation.
Is California always three hours behind New York?
California and New York generally change clocks on the same U.S. schedule, so the difference is typically three hours. Verify unusual historical dates with the time-zone converter.
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