What is the time difference between Tel Aviv and Los Angeles?

Los Angeles is 10 hours behind Tel Aviv. 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 Tel Aviv?

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 Tel Aviv observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Tel Aviv runs on UTC+2 in winter and UTC+3 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-25, 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 Tel Aviv, what time is it in Los Angeles?

It is 02:00 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 Tel Aviv and Los Angeles use?

Tel Aviv uses Asia/Jerusalem, currently UTC+3, 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 Tel Aviv time to Los Angeles time

Los Angeles is 10 hours behind Tel Aviv right now, so midday in Tel Aviv lands in the small hours in Los Angeles.

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Hour by hour

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

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

Daylight saving time

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

Tel Aviv

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+2
Daylight: UTC+3
Next change: 2026-10-25 −60m

Los Angeles

Observes daylight saving time

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

When you can actually talk

There is no hour where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 working day. Someone has to move — the nearest workable windows are below.

Tel Aviv 03:00–04:00Los Angeles 17:00–18:00
Tel Aviv 09:00–18:00Los Angeles 23:00–08:00

Reference

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

	Tel Aviv	Los Angeles
IANA zone	Asia/Jerusalem	America/Los_Angeles
Abbreviation	UTC+3	PDT
Standard offset	UTC+2	UTC-8
Daylight offset	UTC+3	UTC-7
Clock changes this year	2	2
Country	Israel	United States

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

Common questions

What is the time difference between Tel Aviv and Los Angeles?: Los Angeles is 10 hours behind Tel Aviv. 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 Tel Aviv?: 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 Tel Aviv observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Tel Aviv runs on UTC+2 in winter and UTC+3 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-25, 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 Tel Aviv, what time is it in Los Angeles?: It is 02:00 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 Tel Aviv and Los Angeles use?: Tel Aviv uses Asia/Jerusalem, currently UTC+3, 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.