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Clocks in Fairbanks go back 1 hour on Sun, Nov 1 · AKDT → AKST

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5:00 am05:00 PDT (UTC-7), Oct 18, 2026 = 4:00 am04:00 AKDT (UTC-8), Oct 18, 2026

PDT is 1 hour ahead of Fairbanks.

How the time difference changes

Normally, PT is 1 hour ahead of Fairbanks. Briefly around seasonal clock changes, PT is 2 hours ahead of Fairbanks or PT and Fairbanks have the same time.

Typically, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in PT correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in Fairbanks.Typically, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in PT correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in Fairbanks.

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

Time Difference

Pacific Daylight Time is 1 hour ahead of AKDT (Alaska Daylight Time).
5:00 am05:00 in PDT is 4:00 am04:00 in Fairbanks, AK, USA

PDT to Fairbanks call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in PDT which corresponds to 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in Fairbanks

5:00 am05:00 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
4:00 am04:00 AKDT (Alaska Daylight Time) (Fairbanks, AK, USA). Offset UTC -8:00 hours

5:00 am05:00 PDT / 4:00 am04:00 Fairbanks, AK, USA

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Pacific Time

Pacific Time (PT) is a general term used to describe the areas that observe either the Pacific Standard Time (PST) or Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) in North America. PT also called Pacific Coast Time. PT is not static but switches between PDT and PST.

Territories observing the Pacific Time Zone are primarily in North America. It runs through the western United States and the Northwestern part of Mexico. From November 1, 2026, most of British Columbia in Canada keeps UTC-7 all year instead.

Countries using this time zone: Mexico, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the PT 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

PT 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 PT
  • U - short form of 'Uniform'
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

Fairbanks Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
AKDT – Alaska Daylight Time, UTC-8 (now, daylight saving time)
AKST – Alaska Standard Time, UTC-9 (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 (AKST). 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 (AKDT). DST starts on the 2nd Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

Fairbanks Facts

Country
USA
State
Alaska
Alternative Names
Barnettes Cache, FAI, Fairbanks, Fehrbanks, Fehrbenks, Ferbanks, Ferbenks, Ferbenksa, Feurbanks, Feyrbanks, Fērbenksa, feabankusu, fei er ban ke si, frbnks, fyrbanks, fyyr bynks alaska, peeobaengkeuseu, pherabamksa, pheyarabyanksa, pyyrbnqs, Фербанкс, Фербенкс, Феърбанкс, Фэрбанкс, Фэрбенкс, פיירבנקס, فربنکس, فيربانكس, فیئر بینکس، الاسکا, फेयरब्याङ्क्स, फेरबँक्स, ფერბენკსი, フェアバンクス, 費爾班克斯, 페어뱅크스
Population
32,325
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
64° 50' N Latitude / 147° 42' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1