Time.is

Time in California, United States now

 
 
Sunday, March 9, 2025
California switched to daylight saving time at 02:00AM on Sunday, March 9. The time was set one hour forward.
Sun: ↑ 07:16AM ↓ 07:02PM (11h 46m) - More info - Make California time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for California

UTC -7
Pacific Time (PT)
now 3 hours behind New York
Sunday March 9 2025
Latest change: Summer time started
  • Switched to UTC -7 / Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).
  • The time was set forward one hour from 02:00AM to 03:00AM local time.
Sunday November 2 2025
Next change: Winter time starts
  • Switching to UTC -8 / Pacific Standard Time (PST).
  • The time will be set back one hour from 02:00AM to 01:00AM local time.

Time difference
from California

Los Angeles0
Chicago+2 hours
New York+3 hours
Toronto+3 hours
São Paulo+4 hours
London+7 hours
UTC+7 hours
Lagos+8 hours
Paris+8 hours
Zurich+8 hours
Cairo+9 hours
Johannesburg+9 hours
Istanbul+10 hours
Moscow+10 hours
Dubai+11 hours
Mumbai+12.5 hours
Hong Kong+15 hours
Shanghai+15 hours
Singapore+15 hours
Tokyo+16 hours
Sydney+18 hours
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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for California

California on the map

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Annual average temperatures
for California 1895-2021

Each of the stripes represents one year.
Graphics by Ed Hawkins, using data from NOAA.
See showyourstripes.info.

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