Current time in San Francisco

San Francisco

4:42 a.m.
March 17, 2026

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 Oct. 31, 2026.

Details for the time in San Francisco

Current time
4:42 a.m.
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 7, 2026
Sets the clock forward 1 hour
DST is ending at Oct. 31, 2026
Sets the clock back 1 hour
Next DST starts at March 13, 2027
Sets the clock forward 1 hour