United States
Time now in San Diego
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 07:08Sunset 08:03Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
4,488
Sunrise
07:08
Sunset
08:03
Day length
12h 55m
Coordinates
27.76, -98.24
Time difference from San Diego
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) San Diego right now.
San Diego on the map
About the time in San Diego
San Diego runs on America/Chicago, which puts the city UTC −5 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 Diego is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC −5 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 1 November 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
Around 4,488 people live in San Diego, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in San Diego
- How far ahead or behind UTC is San Diego?
- San Diego is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does San Diego 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 Diego in?
- San Diego uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
- What time is it in San Diego right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in San Diego, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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