Current time in San Francisco
Local time in San Francisco
The time in San Francisco is 7 hours behind UTC and 3 hours behind Columbus. The current timezone in San Francisco is UTC-7. San Francisco is currently observing Daylight Saving Time (DST) also known as summer time. Daylight Saving Time in San Francisco ends at Nov. 2, 2025.
Details for the time in San Francisco
| Current time | 12:56 p.m.
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| IANA time zone | America/Los_Angeles |
| Your time difference | 3 hours behind Columbus |
| UTC time difference | UTC-7 7 hours behind UTC |
San Francisco Daylight Saving Time (DST)
San Francisco uses Daylight Saving Time. In the table below you can find out when DST begins and when DST ends in San Francisco.
| DST started at |
March 9, 2025 Sets the clock forward 1 hour |
| DST is ending at |
Nov. 2, 2025 Sets the clock back 1 hour |
| Next DST starts at |
March 8, 2026 Sets the clock forward 1 hour |