Mexico
Time now in San Francisco
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Sunrise 05:41Sunset 06:17Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Merida
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
6
Sunrise
05:41
Sunset
06:17
Day length
12h 36m
Coordinates
18.28, -89.22
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
San Francisco sits at latitude 18.28, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 36m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
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.
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.
Frequently asked questions about time in San Francisco
- Which time zone is San Francisco in?
- San Francisco uses America/Merida, currently UTC −6.
- When do the sun rise and set in San Francisco today?
- Sunrise is at 05:41 and sunset at 06:17, giving 12h 36m of daylight.
- 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).
- Does San Francisco change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. San Francisco keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
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