California uses Pacific Time (PST/PDT) statewide. Check live UTC offsets, DST dates, Los Angeles and San Francisco time, and comparisons with Arizona. Exact local time now in California, United States. Time Zone, UTC offset, and DST. Clock with seconds, 12/24h formats, sunrise/sunset, and more. The Pacific Time Zone (PT) is a time zone encompassing the western United States and northwestern Mexico. Places in this zone observe standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC−08:00). Check the current time in California, explore time zones, and find out whether and when clocks change for daylight saving time. The state of California is in the Pacific Time zone. All counties and cities (incl. Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego) have the same time zone, there are no exceptions. Historic, present and future dates for daylight saving time and clock changes. Time changes between years 2025 and 2029 in USA – California – Los Angeles are shown here. Exact time now, time zone, time difference, sunrise/sunset time and key facts for California, United States. California uses Pacific Standard Time (PST) during standard time and Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) during Daylight Saving Time (DST). California shares its time zone and DST schedule with bordering states Oregon and Nevada. California uses Pacific Time (UTC-8). The state observes daylight saving time, shifting clocks forward by one hour from March to November. Check time in California right now, UTC offset and daylight saving time dates. When does clock change in 2026?.