United States
Time now in San Clemente
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:17Sunset 07:29Time zone UTC −7
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
UTC offset
UTC −7
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
—
Sunrise
06:17
Sunset
07:29
Day length
13h 11m
Coordinates
33.45, -117.61
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About the time in San Clemente
San Clemente runs on America/Los_Angeles, which puts the city UTC −7 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
San Clemente is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC −7 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 1 November 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
The zone identifier America/Los_Angeles is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Los_Angeles keeps pointing at Los Angeles time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in San Clemente
- How far ahead or behind UTC is San Clemente?
- San Clemente is UTC −7 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in San Clemente right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in San Clemente, updating every second from America/Los_Angeles (UTC −7).
- Does San Clemente change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- Which time zone is San Clemente in?
- San Clemente uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC −7.
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