Mexico
Time now in San Francisco
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 05:33Sunset 06:17Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Merida
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
24
Sunrise
05:33
Sunset
06:17
Day length
12h 44m
Coordinates
20.39, -88.14
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
San Francisco sits at latitude 20.39, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 44m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Sunrise today lands at 05:33 and sunset at 06:17 local time, giving 12h 44m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (20.39, -88.14) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in San Francisco.
San Francisco runs on America/Merida, 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in San Francisco
- Which time zone is San Francisco in?
- San Francisco uses America/Merida, currently UTC −6.
- 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/Merida (UTC −6).
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Merida, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Does San Francisco change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. San Francisco keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
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