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5:00 am05:00 PDT (UTC-7), Oct 18, 2026 = 5:00 am05:00 PDT (UTC-7), Oct 18, 2026

San Diego and PDT have the same local time.

How the time difference changes

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

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

Compare San Diego time with PDT 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 San Diego, CA, USA is 5:00 am05:00 in PDT

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

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

5:00 am05:00 San Diego, CA, USA / 5:00 am05:00 PDT

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San Diego 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.

San Diego Facts

Country
USA
State
California
Alternative Names
Davis' Folly, Didacopolis, Graytown, Lungsod ng San Diego, New San Diego, SAN, San Diegas, San Diego, San Diegu, San Dijego, San Diyego, San Diyégo, San Miguel, San Ntienko, San-Diego, San-Dieqo, San-Dyega, Sandjego, can tiyeko, saendiego, saendieigo, saina di'ego, san diyago, san dyyghw, san-diego, sana di'ego, sana diyago, sandiego, sena diyego, sheng de ya ge, sn dygw, sn dyygw, syana di'ego, Σαν Ντιέγκο, Сан Диего, Сан Дијего, Сан-Диего, Сан-Дыега, Сан-Дієго, Սան Դիեգո, סאן דיעגא, סן דייגו, سان دييغو, سان ڈیاگو, سان ڈیگو, سن دیگو, सॅन डियेगो, सैन डिएगो, स्यान डिएगो, সান ডিয়াগো, ਸਾਨ ਦੀਏਗੋ, சான் டியேகோ, శాన్ డియాగో, แซนดีเอโก, სან-დიეგო, ሳንዲየጎ, サンディエゴ, 聖地牙哥, 샌디에고, 샌디에이고
Population
1,404,452
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
32° 42' N Latitude / 117° 09' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1

Pacific Daylight Time

Offset: PDT is 7 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Mexico, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the PDT 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: HAP - Heure Avancée du Pacifique

Spanish: PT - Zona Noroeste

Map of the areas on Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)
PDT part of the year

Today all shaded areas are on PDT.

Daylight Saving: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Pacific Standard Time (PST).

123456789101112Start: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) started 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. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.

123456789101112End: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) ends 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 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

PDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -07 - basic short
  • -0700 - basic
  • -07:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0700 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (07) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of seven hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Tango - Military abbreviation for PDT
  • T - short form of 'Tango'
IANA/Olson: Reflects PDT 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
Time zones with the GMT -7 offset:
  • MST - Mountain Standard Time
  • PDT - Pacific Daylight Time
  • YST - Yukon Standard Time
  • T - Tango Time Zone