Austin, TX to Bakersfield, CA: time difference
Bakersfield, CA is 2 h behind Austin, TX. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Austin, TX 22:16 10:16 PM Bakersfield, CA 20:16 8:16 PM You –:–
22:16 10:16 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:08
20:16 8:16 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:58 · 🌙 18:30
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−2 h
Bakersfield, CA is 2 h behind Austin, TX.
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Working hours
🇺🇸 Austin, TX
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇺🇸 Bakersfield, CA
22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX | 🇺🇸 Bakersfield, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 22:16 | 20:16 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Daylight Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Austin, TX | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Chicago | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:30 | 06:58 |
| Sunset | 19:08 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 38 min | 11 h 32 min |
| People on this clock | 974,447 | 373,640 |
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Austin, TX and Bakersfield, CA: common questions
What is the time difference between Austin, TX, and Bakersfield, CA?
Bakersfield is 2 hours behind: it uses UTC−7, while Austin is on UTC−5.
What time is it in Bakersfield, CA, at the start of the working day in Austin, TX?
The working day in Austin starts at 9:00 AM; in Bakersfield it is 7:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Austin, TX, what time is it in Bakersfield, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Austin, clocks in Bakersfield show 4:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Austin, TX, and Bakersfield, CA, are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Austin (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Bakersfield), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Bakersfield, CA?
Until 2:00 AM in Austin, TX, it is still the previous day in Bakersfield. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Bakersfield it is already the next day in Austin.
Is the time difference between Austin, TX, and Bakersfield, CA, the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 2 hours.
