El Cerrito time zone
Time zone14 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to PDT (UTC-7) - in 123 days
Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.
United States has 8 distinct time zone rule groups. El Cerrito uses Pacific Standard Time.
- EST · UTC-5New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and moreUses daylight saving time
- CST · UTC-6Illinois, Texas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and moreUses daylight saving time
- MST · UTC-7Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Idaho, Utah and moreUses daylight saving time
- MST · UTC-7ArizonaNo daylight saving time
- PST · UTC-8California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, IdahoUses daylight saving time
- UTC-9 · UTC-9AlaskaUses daylight saving time
- UTC-10 · UTC-10America/AdakUses daylight saving time
- UTC-10 · UTC-10HawaiiNo daylight saving time
Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.
Time difference from El Cerrito
Time differenceSun in El Cerrito today
Daylight10h 15m today - 4h 33m less than the longest day and 0h 43m more than the shortest day.
Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.
About El Cerrito
City facts- ⌖Region
- California
- ◉Population
- 23,549
- ☎Dialing code
- ¤Currency
- USD · Dollar
Public holidays in California
HolidaysVeterans Day
Wednesday · today
NationalThanksgiving Day
Thursday · in 15 days
NationalDay after Thanksgiving Day
Friday · in 16 days
CAlong weekendChristmas Day
Friday · in 44 days
Nationallong weekendNew Year’s Day
Friday · in 51 days
Nationallong weekend
Airports near El Cerrito
Airports- OAK
↑ 23 km south
Same local time - SFO
↑ 33 km south
Same local time - SQL
↑ 45 km south
Same local time
Same time zone rules
Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.
Same UTC offset right now









Phoenix1049 km · 1 h ahead - no DST 
Mesa1070 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
Common questions
Quick answers- 01What time zone is El Cerrito in?
- El Cerrito is in Pacific Standard Time (PST/PDT), America/Los_Angeles. Standard time is UTC-8.
- 02Does El Cerrito use daylight saving time?
- Yes. El Cerrito changes between UTC-8 and UTC-7 during the year.
- 03What is the time difference between El Cerrito and UTC?
- El Cerrito is UTC-8 in standard time and UTC-7 during daylight saving time.
Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.