Austin, TX to Brea, CA: time difference
Brea, 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.
Your time
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Austin, TX 16:48 4:48 PM Brea, CA 14:48 2:48 PM You –:–
16:48 4:48 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:38 · 🌙 18:55
14:48 2:48 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:02 · 🌙 18:12
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−2 h
Brea, CA is 2 h behind Austin, TX.
When you, Austin, TX and Brea, CA are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
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
🇺🇸 Brea, 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 | 🇺🇸 Brea, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:48 | 14:48 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Wednesday, October 21, 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 | 07:38 | 07:02 |
| Sunset | 18:55 | 18:12 |
| Daylight | 11 h 17 min | 11 h 10 min |
| People on this clock | 974,447 | 38,585 |
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Austin, TX and Brea, CA: common questions
How many hours behind Austin, TX, is Brea, CA?
The clocks in Brea are 2 hours behind those in Austin (UTC−7 and UTC−5).
What time is it in Brea, CA, when it is 9:00 AM in Austin, TX?
When it is 9:00 AM in Austin, it is 7:00 AM in Brea.
If it is 6:00 PM in Austin, TX, what time is it in Brea, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Austin, clocks in Brea show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Brea, CA, from Austin, TX?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Austin – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Brea – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Brea, CA?
Until 2:00 AM in Austin, TX, it is still the previous day in Brea. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Brea it is already the next day in Austin.
Does the time difference between Austin, TX, and Brea, CA, change?
No. The clocks in Austin and in Brea change on the same dates, so the difference stays 2 hours.
