What is the time difference between Denver and Los Angeles?

Los Angeles is 1 hour behind Denver. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.

When is the best time to call Los Angeles from Denver?

Between 10:00–18:00 in Denver, which is 09:00–17:00 in Los Angeles. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

Does Denver observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Denver runs on UTC-7 in winter and UTC-6 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.

Does Los Angeles observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Los Angeles runs on UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.

If it is midday in Denver, what time is it in Los Angeles?

It is 11:00 in Los Angeles, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do Denver and Los Angeles use?

Denver uses America/Denver, currently UTC-6 (MDT), and Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC-7 (PDT). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Denver time to Los Angeles time

Right now Los Angeles runs 1 hour behind Denver. That gap is not fixed: it moves when either city changes its clocks.

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Hour by hour

The whole day mapped across: read down the left for Denver, across for Los Angeles.

Denver	Los Angeles
00:00	23:00previous day
01:00	00:00
02:00	01:00
03:00	02:00
04:00	03:00
05:00	04:00
06:00	05:00
07:00	06:00
08:00	07:00
09:00	08:00
10:00	09:00
11:00	10:00
12:00	11:00
13:00	12:00
14:00	13:00
15:00	14:00
16:00	15:00
17:00	16:00
18:00	17:00
19:00	18:00
20:00	19:00
21:00	20:00
22:00	21:00
23:00	22:00

Daylight saving time

Denver and Los Angeles both observe daylight saving. Where their change dates differ, so does the gap between them for the weeks in between.

Denver

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-7
Daylight: UTC-6
Next change: 2026-11-01 −60m

Los Angeles

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-8
Daylight: UTC-7
Next change: 2026-11-01 −60m

When you can actually talk

You have 8 hours of shared working time: 10:00–18:00 in Denver, which is 09:00–17:00 in Los Angeles.

Denver 10:00–18:00Los Angeles 09:00–17:00

Reference

The underlying data, in case you need to put it in a calendar invitation or a configuration file.

	Denver	Los Angeles
IANA zone	America/Denver	America/Los_Angeles
Abbreviation	MDT	PDT
Standard offset	UTC-7	UTC-8
Daylight offset	UTC-6	UTC-7
Clock changes this year	2	2
Country	United States	United States

Example, not the current time. Live times appear once the page loads.

Common questions

What is the time difference between Denver and Los Angeles?: Los Angeles is 1 hour behind Denver. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.
When is the best time to call Los Angeles from Denver?: Between 10:00–18:00 in Denver, which is 09:00–17:00 in Los Angeles. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
Does Denver observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Denver runs on UTC-7 in winter and UTC-6 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.
Does Los Angeles observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Los Angeles runs on UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.
If it is midday in Denver, what time is it in Los Angeles?: It is 11:00 in Los Angeles, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Denver and Los Angeles use?: Denver uses America/Denver, currently UTC-6 (MDT), and Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC-7 (PDT). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.