What is the time difference between San Francisco and Los Angeles?

There is none. Both cities are in the America/Los_Angeles time zone, so their clocks always read the same and change together.

When is the best time to call Los Angeles from San Francisco?

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

Does San Francisco observe daylight saving time?

Yes. San Francisco 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 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.

Convert San Francisco time to Los Angeles time

San Francisco and Los Angeles are on the same clock: both keep America/Los Angeles time, so there is never a difference between them.

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Hour by hour

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

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

Daylight saving time

Both cities change their clocks, but not necessarily on the same date — which is why the difference between them shifts for a few weeks each year.

San Francisco

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-8
Daylight: UTC-7
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

The window is 1 hour wide — 17:00–18:00 in San Francisco, 17:00–18:00 in Los Angeles.

San Francisco 17:00–18:00Los Angeles 17:00–18:00
San Francisco 09:00–17:00Los Angeles 09:00–17:00

Reference

The zone identifiers and offsets behind everything above.

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

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Common questions

What is the time difference between San Francisco and Los Angeles?: There is none. Both cities are in the America/Los_Angeles time zone, so their clocks always read the same and change together.
When is the best time to call Los Angeles from San Francisco?: Between 17:00–18:00 in San Francisco, which is 17:00–18:00 in Los Angeles. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
Does San Francisco observe daylight saving time?: Yes. San Francisco 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 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.