Palm Desert time zone
Time zone14 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to PDT (UTC-7) - in 124 days
Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.
United States has 8 distinct time zone rule groups. Palm Desert 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 Palm Desert
Time differenceSun in Palm Desert today
Daylight10h 33m today - 3h 51m less than the longest day and 0h 38m more than the shortest day.
Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.
About Palm Desert
City facts- ⌖Region
- California
- ◉Population
- 51,869
- ☎Dialing code
- ¤Currency
- USD · Dollar
Public holidays in California
HolidaysVeterans Day
Wednesday · in 1 days
NationalThanksgiving Day
Thursday · in 16 days
NationalDay after Thanksgiving Day
Friday · in 17 days
CAlong weekendChristmas Day
Friday · in 45 days
Nationallong weekendNew Year’s Day
Friday · in 52 days
Nationallong weekend
Airports near Palm Desert
Airports- PSP
↑ 17 km north-west
Same local time - SBD
↑ 90 km north-west
Same local time - TRM
↑ 23 km south-east
Same local time
Same time zone rules
Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.
Same UTC offset right now










Ciudad Juárez954 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules
Common questions
Quick answers- 01What time zone is Palm Desert in?
- Palm Desert uses America/Los_Angeles: PST (UTC-8).
- 02Does Palm Desert have daylight saving time?
- 14 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to PDT (UTC-7) - in 124 days
- 03What is the time difference between Palm Desert and London?
- Palm Desert is 8 h behind relative to London right now.
- 04What is a good time to call Palm Desert from New York?
- A shared working-hours option: 16:00-17:00 in New York = 13:00-14:00 in Palm Desert.
Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.