San Carlos 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. San Carlos 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 San Carlos
Time differenceSun in San Carlos today
Daylight10h 16m today - 4h 29m less than the longest day and 0h 42m more than the shortest day.
Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.
About San Carlos
City facts- ⌖Region
- California
- ◉Population
- 29,931
- ☎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 San Carlos
Airports- SQL
↑ 1 km north-east
Same local time - SFO
↑ 16 km north-west
Same local time - OAK
↑ 24 km north
Same local time
Same time zone rules
Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.
Same UTC offset right now









Phoenix1026 km · 1 h ahead - no DST 
Tucson1188 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
Common questions
Quick answers- 01What time zone is San Carlos in?
- San Carlos is in Pacific Standard Time (PST/PDT), America/Los_Angeles. Standard time is UTC-8.
- 02Does San Carlos use daylight saving time?
- Yes. San Carlos changes between UTC-8 and UTC-7 during the year.
- 03What is the time difference between San Carlos and UTC?
- San Carlos 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.