Mexico
Time now in San Francisco
Sunrise 05:58Sunset 06:33Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
6
Sunrise
05:58
Sunset
06:33
Day length
12h 34m
Coordinates
15.56, -93.19
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 runs on America/Mexico_City, 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.
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 sits at latitude 15.56, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 34m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in San Francisco
- 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.
- What are normal business hours in San Francisco in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in San Francisco runs from 15:00–23:00 UTC today.
- Which time zone is San Francisco in?
- San Francisco uses America/Mexico_City, 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/Mexico_City (UTC −6).
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