Current Time in Salinas, California, USA
4:45:10 PM
16:45:10
PST (Pacific Standard Time) · UTC−08:00
America/Los_Angeles
Time zone details
Salinas is currently on standard time; daylight saving time is observed in 2026
Daylight in Salinas
Location facts
Place
- Country
- USA
- State
- California
- County
- Monterey County
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- US Dollar (USD)
Practical
- Country languages
- English, Spanish, Hawaiian, French
- Dialing code
- +1
- Population
- 157,380
- Elevation
- 16 m
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 36° 40' N / 121° 39' W
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Salinas follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Los Angeles
Popular conversions (current offsets)
All times shown relative to Salinas local time
Clock changes in Salinas
2:00 AM PST3:00 AM PDT
Clocks move forward 1 hour
2026
past
Daylight saving time starts
2:00 AM PST3:00 AM PDT
Clocks move forward 1 hour
past
Daylight saving time ends
2:00 AM PDT1:00 AM PST
Clocks move back 1 hour
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 10 hr 14 min1 min 45 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Saturday, November 14, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 10 hr 14 min1 min 45 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (35.0° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent (26% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- New Moon — Sunday, November 8, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- First Quarter — Tuesday, November 17, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 hr 14 min | 1 min 45 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 13 min | 1 min 43 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 11 min | 1 min 40 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 09 min | 1 min 40 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 08 min | 1 min 37 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 06 min | 1 min 35 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 05 min | 1 min 33 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Upcoming public holidays in California
- Thanksgiving Day
- Day after Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Salinas, California, USA
Monterey Regional AirportMRYMedium airport · Serves Monterey19.6 km west-southwest
Source: OurAirports record · MRY / KMRY
About 19.6 km (12.2 mi) west-southwest of Salinas
Scheduled airline service in source data
Mineta San Jose International AirportSJCLarge airport · Serves San Jose79.9 km north-northwest
Source: OurAirports record · SJC / KSJC
About 79.9 km (49.6 mi) north-northwest of Salinas
Scheduled airline service in source data
San Carlos AirportSQLMedium airport · Serves San Carlos107 km north-northwest
Source: OurAirports record · SQL / KSQL
About 107 km (66.4 mi) north-northwest of Salinas
Scheduled airline service in source data
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Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Salinas in?
- Salinas uses Pacific Standard Time (PST, UTC−8) in winter and Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7) in summer. Its IANA time zone is America/Los_Angeles.
- When is the next clock change in Salinas?
- Clocks in Salinas move forward 1 hour on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 AM, changing from PST (UTC−08:00) to PDT (UTC−07:00)
- Does Salinas observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Salinas observes daylight saving time: PDT (UTC−7) in summer and PST (UTC−8) in winter.
- What is the UTC offset of Salinas?
- Salinas is UTC−8 in winter and UTC−7 in summer