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Pacific Time is on daylight saving time: PDT (UTC−7) until Sun, Nov 1.

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6:00 am06:00 MDT (UTC-6), Oct 12, 2026 = 5:00 am05:00 PDT (UTC-7), Oct 12, 2026

Boulder is 1 hour ahead of PDT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Boulder is 1 hour ahead of PDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, Boulder is 1 hour ahead of PST. Briefly around clock changes, Boulder is 2 hours ahead of PST or Boulder and PDT have the same time.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Boulder correspond to 8:00 am to 4:00 pm in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Boulder correspond to 8:00 am to 4:00 pm in PST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Boulder correspond to 08:00 to 16:00 in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Boulder correspond to 08:00 to 16:00 in PST.

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

Time Difference

MDT (Mountain Daylight Time) is 1 hour ahead of Pacific Daylight Time.
6:00 am06:00 in Boulder, CO, USA is 5:00 am05:00 in PDT

Boulder to PDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-5pm10:00-17:00 in Boulder which corresponds to 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in PDT

6:00 am06:00 MDT (Mountain Daylight Time) (Boulder, CO, USA). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
5:00 am05:00 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Offset UTC -7:00 hours

6:00 am06:00 Boulder, CO, USA / 5:00 am05:00 PDT

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Boulder Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
MDT – Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-6 (now, daylight saving time)
MST – Mountain Standard Time, UTC-7 (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 (MST). 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 (MDT). DST starts on the 2nd Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

Boulder Facts

Country
USA
State
Colorado
Alternative Names
Bolder, Boulder, Bouldur, WBU, ba'uldara, bo de, boldara, bolde xr, boldeo, boruda, bwldr, bwldr klradw, Болдер, Боулдер, Боулдър, בולדר, بولدر, بولدر، کلرادو, بولڈر، کولوراڈو, बाउल्डर, बोल्डर, โบลเดอร์, ボルダー, 波德, 볼더
Population
106,803
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
40° 00' N Latitude / 105° 16' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1

Pacific Standard Time

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

Countries using this time zone: Canada, 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 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