What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Karachi?

Karachi is 12 hours ahead of Los Angeles. 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 Karachi from Los Angeles?

There is no time inside normal working hours in both cities, so someone has to take the call outside them. The nearest workable windows are listed above — pick one and alternate who gets the awkward slot.

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.

Does Karachi observe daylight saving time?

No. Karachi stays on UTC+5 all year, so its clocks never move.

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

It is 00:00 in Karachi, and already the following day. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do Los Angeles and Karachi use?

Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC-7 (PDT), and Karachi uses Asia/Karachi, currently UTC+5. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Los Angeles time to Karachi time

Karachi is 12 hours ahead of Los Angeles right now, so midday in Los Angeles lands in the small hours in Karachi.

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Hour by hour

Every hour of a day in Los Angeles, and what the clock reads in Karachi at that same moment.

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

Daylight saving time

Karachi keeps one offset all year while Los Angeles moves twice. That is the whole reason this difference is seasonal.

Los Angeles

Observes daylight saving time

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

Karachi

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+5

When you can actually talk

A standard working day in Los Angeles and one in Karachi do not overlap at all. Any call between them is early for one side or late for the other.

Los Angeles 17:00–18:00Karachi 05:00–06:00
Los Angeles 21:00–06:00Karachi 09:00–18:00

Reference

The zone identifiers and offsets behind everything above.

	Los Angeles	Karachi
IANA zone	America/Los_Angeles	Asia/Karachi
Abbreviation	PDT	UTC+5
Standard offset	UTC-8	UTC+5
Daylight offset	UTC-7	—
Clock changes this year	2	0
Country	United States	Pakistan

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Karachi?: Karachi is 12 hours ahead of Los Angeles. 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 Karachi from Los Angeles?: There is no time inside normal working hours in both cities, so someone has to take the call outside them. The nearest workable windows are listed above — pick one and alternate who gets the awkward slot.
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.
Does Karachi observe daylight saving time?: No. Karachi stays on UTC+5 all year, so its clocks never move.
If it is midday in Los Angeles, what time is it in Karachi?: It is 00:00 in Karachi, and already the following day. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Los Angeles and Karachi use?: Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC-7 (PDT), and Karachi uses Asia/Karachi, currently UTC+5. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.