San Francisco, United States
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Time in San Francisco, United States right now
San Francisco is a major city in California, United States. Clocks follow the America/Los_Angeles time zone: UTC-8 (PST) in January and UTC-7 (PDT) in July; the change is daylight saving time.
About 827,526 people set their clocks to this time in San Francisco alone.
Live clock for San Francisco
Local times come from your browser's IANA time zone data.
Time difference from San Francisco
| City | In January | In July |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 3 hours ahead of San Francisco | 3 hours ahead of San Francisco |
| London | 8 hours ahead of San Francisco | 8 hours ahead of San Francisco |
| Paris | 9 hours ahead of San Francisco | 9 hours ahead of San Francisco |
| Dubai | 12 hours ahead of San Francisco | 11 hours ahead of San Francisco |
| Mumbai | 13:30 hours ahead of San Francisco | 12:30 hours ahead of San Francisco |
| Singapore | 16 hours ahead of San Francisco | 15 hours ahead of San Francisco |
| Tokyo | 17 hours ahead of San Francisco | 16 hours ahead of San Francisco |
| Sydney | 19 hours ahead of San Francisco | 17 hours ahead of San Francisco |
| Los Angeles | the same time as San Francisco | the same time as San Francisco |
| Sao Paulo | 5 hours ahead of San Francisco | 4 hours ahead of San Francisco |
Sunrise and sunset in San Francisco through the year
| Time of year | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (about Mar 20) | 07:12 | 19:21 | 12 h 09 m |
| June solstice (about Jun 21) | 05:48 | 20:34 | 14 h 47 m |
| September equinox (about Sep 22) | 06:57 | 19:06 | 12 h 09 m |
| December solstice (about Dec 21) | 07:21 | 16:54 | 9 h 33 m |
Computed for San Francisco's own coordinates with standard NOAA solar equations. Full twilight and golden hour detail lives on the San Francisco sunrise and sunset page.
Related city clocks
More cities in United States:
- New York City
- Los Angeles
- Brooklyn
- Chicago
- Queens
- Houston
- Phoenix
- Philadelphia
- San Antonio
- Manhattan
- San Diego
- The Bronx
Cities elsewhere on the exact same clock (America/Los_Angeles):
Common questions about time in San Francisco
What time zone is San Francisco in?
San Francisco uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone: UTC-8 (PST) in January and UTC-7 (PDT) in July.
Does San Francisco observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Clocks shift between UTC-8 and UTC-7 each year.
What is the time difference between San Francisco and New York City?
In January, New York City is 3 hours ahead of San Francisco; in July it is 3 hours ahead of San Francisco. The table above lists more cities.
City data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Live times come from your browser's IANA time zone data; sun times use standard NOAA solar equations at San Francisco's coordinates.