Mexico
Time now in San Francisco
Sunrise 06:15Sunset 07:08Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Monterrey
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
361
Sunrise
06:15
Sunset
07:08
Day length
12h 53m
Coordinates
24.67, -99.67
Time difference from San Francisco
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) San Francisco right now.
San Francisco on the map
About the time in San Francisco
Clocks in San Francisco stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC −6 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Mexico.
San Francisco runs on America/Monterrey, which puts the city UTC −6 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.
The zone identifier America/Monterrey is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Monterrey keeps pointing at Monterrey time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in San Francisco
- What time is it in San Francisco right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in San Francisco, updating every second from America/Monterrey (UTC −6).
- Which time zone is San Francisco in?
- San Francisco uses America/Monterrey, currently UTC −6.
- When do the sun rise and set in San Francisco today?
- Sunrise is at 06:15 and sunset at 07:08, giving 12h 53m of daylight.
- Does San Francisco change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. San Francisco keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
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