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About San Francisco

San Francisco is the cultural and commercial centre of the Bay Area, close to Silicon Valley and home to many technology companies, start-ups and venture capital firms. It is also known for the Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars, Alcatraz and its steep hills, and people around the world check its time to reach colleagues and clients in the tech sector.

The city runs on Pacific Time, UTC-8 in winter (PST) and UTC-7 in summer (PDT), when the clocks go forward. It shares its time with Los Angeles, Seattle and Vancouver. For European teams the window is tight: 9am in San Francisco is already late afternoon in London, so overlapping working hours are usually limited to the early Californian morning.

Time zonePacific Daylight Time (PDT)America/Los_Angeles
UTC offsetUTC−7
Daylight saving timeIn effect nowClocks go back 1 hour on 1 November 2026
Sunrise07:31
Sunset18:15
Day length10:44
Population
864,816
Currency
USD United States Dollar
Language
English
Dialling code
+1
Internet domain
.us
Postal code
94102–94105, 94107–94112, 94114–94134, 94137, 94139–94147, 94151, 94158–94161, 94163–94164, 94172, 94177, 94188
Continent
North America
Capital
Washington D.C.
Coordinates
37.7749, -122.4194

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Time difference from San Francisco

CityLocal timeDifference
London13:457 h ahead
Paris14:458 h ahead
Moscow16:4510 h ahead
Istanbul16:4510 h ahead
Dubai17:4511 h ahead
New Delhi19:1512:30 h ahead
Bangkok20:4514 h ahead
Tokyo22:4516 h ahead
Sydney00:4518 h ahead
New York09:453 h ahead

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Frequently asked questions

What time zone is San Francisco in?

San Francisco is in the Pacific Daylight Time time zone (PDT), which is UTC−7.

Does San Francisco observe daylight saving time?

Yes. San Francisco observes daylight saving time. Clocks go back 1 hour on 1 November 2026

What is the time difference between San Francisco and UTC?

San Francisco is currently UTC−7.

What is the dialling code for San Francisco?

The international dialling code for San Francisco is +1.

When is the best time to call San Francisco from London?

Working hours (9:00–17:00) overlap from 16:00 to 17:00 in London, which is 09:00 to 10:00 in San Francisco.