Time Zones in CaliforniaUnited States

Time Zone Currently Being Used in California

Offset	Time Zone Abbreviation & Name		Example City	Current Time
UTC -8	PST	Pacific Standard Time	Los Angeles	星期一14時56分50秒

California Is in the Pacific Time Zone

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. Meanwhilemost of Arizonawhich also shares a border with Californiais on Mountain Standard Time (MST) all year.

West Coast Time

“West Coast Time” is often used for Pacific Time (PT) time zone since it covers the entire western coastlinefrom Washington state in the north to California in the south.

California also shares its time zone and southern border with Baja California in Mexico.

Pacific Time in California

Time Zone Abbreviation & Name		Offset	Current Time
PT	Pacific Time	UTC -8:00 / -7:00	星期一14時56分50秒

Note: Local time in these time zones changes when Daylight Saving Time begins and ends.

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Time Zone Not Currently Being Observed in California

Offset	Time Zone Abbreviation & Name		Commences
UTC -7	PDT	Pacific Daylight Time	2026年3月8日 (日)

The above time zone is used during other parts of the year. It will become active again after the next clock change as Daylight Saving Time begins or ends.

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