Mexico
Time now in San Francisco
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Sunrise 05:49Sunset 06:25Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Merida
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
6
Sunrise
05:49
Sunset
06:25
Day length
12h 36m
Coordinates
18.40, -91.18
Time difference from San Francisco
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) San Francisco right now.
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About the time in San Francisco
Sunrise today lands at 05:49 and sunset at 06:25 local time, giving 12h 36m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (18.40, -91.18) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in San Francisco.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal San Francisco day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 15:00–23:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
The zone identifier America/Merida is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Merida keeps pointing at Merida time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in San Francisco
- 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.
- 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).
- How far ahead or behind UTC is San Francisco?
- San Francisco is UTC −6 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Which time zone is San Francisco in?
- San Francisco uses America/Merida, currently UTC −6.
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