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Palo Alto's clocks go back 1 hour on Sun, Nov 1 · PDT → PST
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Pacific Time is on daylight saving time: PDT (UTC−7) until Sun, Nov 1.

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5:00 am05:00 PDT (UTC-7), Oct 22, 2026 = 5:00 am05:00 PDT (UTC-7), Oct 22, 2026

Palo Alto and PDT have the same local time.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Palo Alto and PDT have the same time. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, Palo Alto and PST have the same time.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Palo Alto correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Palo Alto correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Palo Alto correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Palo Alto correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in PST.

Compare Palo Alto time with PST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

PDT (Pacific Daylight Time) and Pacific Daylight Time have the same local time.
5:00 am05:00 in Palo Alto, CA, USA is 5:00 am05:00 in PDT

Palo Alto to PDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in Palo Alto which corresponds to 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in PDT

5:00 am05:00 PDT (Pacific Daylight Time) (Palo Alto, CA, USA). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
5:00 am05:00 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Offset UTC -7:00 hours

5:00 am05:00 Palo Alto, CA, USA / 5:00 am05:00 PDT

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Palo Alto Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
PDT – Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-7 (now, daylight saving time)
PST – Pacific Standard Time, UTC-8 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am01:00 (PST). DST ends on the 1st Sunday of November each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, March 14, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (PDT). DST starts on the 2nd Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

Palo Alto Facts

Country
USA
State
California
Alternative Names
PAO, Pala-Al'ta, Palo Al'to, Palo Alto, Palo-Al'to, Palo-Alto, Paloalto, University Park, balw altw, pa luo ao duo, pa luo ao tu, paelloaelto, palo alto, palo elto, palw altw kalyfrnya, palwaltw, paroaruto, Πάλο Άλτο, Пала-Альта, Пало Алто, Пало Альто, Пало-Альто, פאלו אלטו, بالو ألتو, پالو آلتو، کالیفرنیا, پالوآلتو, पालो आल्टो, पालो एल्टो, パロアルト, 帕羅奧圖, 帕羅奧多, 팰로앨토
Population
66,853
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
37° 26' N Latitude / 122° 08' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1

Pacific Standard Time

Offset: PST is 8 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Mexico, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the PST time zone is Los Angeles in the United States, with about 3.821 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Tijuana, San Diego, Mexicali, San Jose.

French: HNP - Heure Normale du Pacifique

Spanish: PT - Tiempo del Pacífico, PT - Zona Noroeste

Map of the areas on Pacific Standard Time (PST)
PST part of the year

Today the shaded areas are on UTC−7 (PDT).

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).

123456789101112End: Pacific Standard Time (PST) ended on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

123456789101112Start: Pacific Standard Time (PST) starts on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

PST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -08 - basic short
  • -0800 - basic
  • -08:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0800 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eight hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Uniform - Military abbreviation for PST
  • U - short form of 'Uniform'
IANA/Olson: Reflects PST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Ensenada
  • America/Los_Angeles
  • America/Santa_Isabel
  • America/Tijuana
  • America/Vancouver
  • Canada/Pacific
  • Mexico/BajaNorte
  • PST8PDT
  • US/Pacific
PST Abbreviation: Several time zones share PST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Pacific Standard Time - UTC -8
  • Pitcairn Standard Time - UTC -8
Time zones with the GMT -8 offset:
  • AKDT - Alaska Daylight Time
  • PST - Pacific Standard Time
  • PT - Pacific Time
  • PST - Pitcairn Standard Time
  • U - Uniform Time Zone