Austin, TX to San Francisco, CA: time difference
San Francisco, 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
One day, 2 clocks
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Austin, TX 03:41 3:41 AM San Francisco, CA 01:41 1:41 AM You –:–
03:41 3:41 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:07
01:41 1:41 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:14 · 🌙 18:41
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−2 h
San Francisco, CA is 2 h behind Austin, TX.
When you, Austin, TX and San Francisco, 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
🇺🇸 San Francisco, 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 | 🇺🇸 San Francisco, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:41 | 01:41 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 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 | 07:14 |
| Sunset | 19:07 | 18:41 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 11 h 27 min |
| People on this clock | 974,447 | 873,965 |
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Austin, TX and San Francisco, CA: common questions
How far behind Austin, TX, is San Francisco, CA?
San Francisco is 2 hours behind Austin: UTC−7 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Austin, TX, what time is it in San Francisco, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Austin, clocks in San Francisco show 7:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Austin, TX, what time is it in San Francisco, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Austin, clocks in San Francisco show 4:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Austin, TX, and San Francisco, CA, are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Austin (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in San Francisco), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Austin, TX, is it still yesterday in San Francisco, CA?
Before 2:00 AM in Austin, the date in San Francisco has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in San Francisco, it is already the next day in Austin.
Is the time difference between Austin, TX, and San Francisco, CA, the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 2 hours.
