SFO local time
San Francisco International Airport
Wednesday, 12th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-7
- Time zone
- America/Los_AngelesPDT
- Sunrise
- 1:23 pm
- Sunset
- 3:05 am
- Daylight
- 13 hours 42 minutes123 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OnNext change in 80 days
Getting to and from SFO
San Francisco International Airport serves San Francisco, about 21 km away.
Departure boards and boarding passes always use local airport time — which is what the clock above shows, computed for the terminal's own coordinates rather than the city centre. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
Time difference from SFO
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico City CST | 6:20 pm | 18:20 | 1 hour ahead |
| Chicago CDT | 7:20 pm | 19:20 | 2 hours ahead |
| New York City EDT | 8:20 pm | 20:20 | 3 hours ahead |
| Toronto EDT | 8:20 pm | 20:20 | 3 hours ahead |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 9:20 pm | 21:20 | 4 hours ahead |
| London BST | 1:20 am Thu | 01:20 | 8 hours ahead |
| Paris CEST | 2:20 am Thu | 02:20 | 9 hours ahead |
| Berlin CEST | 2:20 am Thu | 02:20 | 9 hours ahead |
Other major airports
Questions people ask
What time is it at SFO airport right now?
It is 5:20 pm (17:20) on Wednesday, 12th August 2026 at San Francisco International Airport. Boarding passes and departure boards always use local airport time, which is what this clock shows.
What time zone is SFO in?
San Francisco International Airport is in America/Los_Angeles, currently PDT (UTC-7) — the same zone as San Francisco.
How far is SFO from San Francisco?
About 21 km (13 miles) from the centre of San Francisco. Worth knowing when you are working out what time to leave for a flight, not just what time it is.
Does SFO observe daylight saving time?
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).