Time Zones in California

Time zone	Local time and UTC offset	Next clock change
America/Los_Angeles	UTC-08:00 in January; UTC-07:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.	Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

California: generalized boundary, north up. Open street map ↗

Official code: 06
Representative coordinates: 37.155177, -119.543418
Resident population, July 2025: 39,355,309
Land area: 403,676.564 km²
Water area: 20,288.505 km²
State: California

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