Current time in California, United States

· week 43 · day 294/365

Sun today ↑ 07:04 ↓ 18:13 (11 hours 9 minutes)PDTUTC-7Daylight saving time is active

Time zone
PDT
UTC now
UTC−7
Next change
Calling code
+1
Cities listed
396

Time difference with your location

California is 7 hours behind UTC. Compare with your local time →

California time now

Time zone of California

California (United States) is on Pacific Time (PDT, UTC−7). Next clock change: Nov 1, 2026, UTC−7 → UTC−8.

IANA time zone: America/Los_Angeles

Major cities in California

The 30 most populous cities, with boroughs and urban districts merged into their city.

LocationPopulation
Los Angeles3,820,914
San Diego1,404,452
San Jose997,368
San Francisco827,526
Fresno542,107
Sacramento524,943
Long Beach474,140
Oakland419,267
Bakersfield373,640
Anaheim350,742
LocationPopulation
Riverside317,261
Santa Ana310,227
Stockton305,658
Irvine256,927
Fremont232,206
San Bernardino216,108
Fontana212,704
Modesto211,266
Oxnard207,254
Moreno Valley204,198
LocationPopulation
Huntington Beach201,899
Santa Clarita182,371
Santa Rosa178,127
Oceanside175,691
Garden Grove175,393
Rancho Cucamonga175,236
Ontario171,214
Elk Grove166,913
Corona164,226
Lancaster161,103

Time difference with world cities · California

Current local times, including each location’s current daylight saving offset.

LocationTimeDifference
Los Angeles ☀PDT
same time
Mexico City CST
+1h
Washington D.C. ☀EDT
+3h
London ☀BST
+8h
Abuja WAT
+8h
Dublin ☀IST
+8h
Berlin ☀CEST
+9h
Madrid ☀CEST
+9h
Rome ☀CEST
+9h
Paris ☀CEST
+9h
Jerusalem ☀IDT
+10h
Riyadh AST
+10h
Ankara TRT
+10h
Dubai GST
+11h
New Delhi IST
+12h30m
Hanoi ICT
+14h
Bangkok ICT
+14h
Manila PHT
+15h
Beijing CST
+15h
Tokyo JST
+16h
Seoul KST
+16h
Canberra ☀AEDT
+18h
Sydney ☀AEDT
+18h
Wellington ☀NZDT
+20h

Quick time conversionCalifornia ↔ UTC, EST, IST, CET

Each row is a full local hour. Zone columns use their named fixed offsets.

California (PDT)California to UTCUTC+0California to ESTUTC-5California to ISTUTC+5:30California to CETUTC+1
00:0012:00 AM07:007:00 AM02:002:00 AM12:3012:30 PM08:008:00 AM
01:001:00 AM08:008:00 AM03:003:00 AM13:301:30 PM09:009:00 AM
02:002:00 AM09:009:00 AM04:004:00 AM14:302:30 PM10:0010:00 AM
03:003:00 AM10:0010:00 AM05:005:00 AM15:303:30 PM11:0011:00 AM
04:004:00 AM11:0011:00 AM06:006:00 AM16:304:30 PM12:0012:00 PM
05:005:00 AM12:0012:00 PM07:007:00 AM17:305:30 PM13:001:00 PM
06:006:00 AM13:001:00 PM08:008:00 AM18:306:30 PM14:002:00 PM
07:007:00 AM14:002:00 PM09:009:00 AM19:307:30 PM15:003:00 PM
08:008:00 AM15:003:00 PM10:0010:00 AM20:308:30 PM16:004:00 PM
09:009:00 AM16:004:00 PM11:0011:00 AM21:309:30 PM17:005:00 PM
10:0010:00 AM17:005:00 PM12:0012:00 PM22:3010:30 PM18:006:00 PM
11:0011:00 AM18:006:00 PM13:001:00 PM23:3011:30 PM19:007:00 PM
California (PDT)UTCUTC+0ESTUTC-5ISTUTC+5:30CETUTC+1
12:0012:00 PM19:007:00 PM14:002:00 PM00:3012:30 AM+1day20:008:00 PM
13:001:00 PM20:008:00 PM15:003:00 PM01:301:30 AM+1day21:009:00 PM
14:002:00 PM21:009:00 PM16:004:00 PM02:302:30 AM+1day22:0010:00 PM
15:003:00 PM22:0010:00 PM17:005:00 PM03:303:30 AM+1day23:0011:00 PM
16:004:00 PM23:0011:00 PM18:006:00 PM04:304:30 AM+1day00:0012:00 AM+1day
17:005:00 PM00:0012:00 AM+1day19:007:00 PM05:305:30 AM+1day01:001:00 AM+1day
18:006:00 PM01:001:00 AM+1day20:008:00 PM06:306:30 AM+1day02:002:00 AM+1day
19:007:00 PM02:002:00 AM+1day21:009:00 PM07:307:30 AM+1day03:003:00 AM+1day
20:008:00 PM03:003:00 AM+1day22:0010:00 PM08:308:30 AM+1day04:004:00 AM+1day
21:009:00 PM04:004:00 AM+1day23:0011:00 PM09:309:30 AM+1day05:005:00 AM+1day
22:0010:00 PM05:005:00 AM+1day00:0012:00 AM+1day10:3010:30 AM+1day06:006:00 AM+1day
23:0011:00 PM06:006:00 AM+1day01:001:00 AM+1day11:3011:30 AM+1day07:007:00 AM+1day

The difference can change when daylight saving time starts or ends.

California at a glance

Country
United States
Largest city
Los Angeles
Time zones
PDT
Cities listed
396
Population
36,112,830(sum of listed cities)

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is California in?

California is on Pacific Time (PDT), currently UTC−7.

Does California observe daylight saving time?

Yes. The next change is on Nov 1, 2026: clocks go from UTC−7 to UTC−8.

What is the largest city in California?

Los Angeles is the largest city in California, with a population of 3,820,914.

What is the time difference between California and Washington D.C.?

California is 3 hours behind Washington D.C.