Berlin to San Francisco, CA: time difference
San Francisco, CA is 9 h behind Berlin. 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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Berlin 13:27 1:27 PM San Francisco, CA 04:27 4:27 AM You –:–
13:27 1:27 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:23 · 🌙 18:25
04:27 4:27 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:14 · 🌙 18:41
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−9 h
San Francisco, CA is 9 h behind Berlin.
When you, Berlin 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
🇩🇪 Berlin
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
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 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇩🇪 Berlin | 🇺🇸 San Francisco, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:27 | 04:27 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Berlin | — | −9 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Berlin | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:23 | 07:14 |
| Sunset | 18:25 | 18:41 |
| Daylight | 11 h 2 min | 11 h 27 min |
| People on this clock | 3,769,962 | 873,965 |
Compare Berlin with another city
More comparisons with Berlin: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Berlin and San Francisco, CA: common questions
How many hours behind Berlin is San Francisco, CA?
The clocks in San Francisco are 9 hours behind those in Berlin (UTC−7 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Berlin, what time is it in San Francisco, CA?
At 9:00 AM in Berlin, clocks in San Francisco show 12:00 AM.
What time is it in San Francisco, CA, when it is 6:00 PM in Berlin?
When it is 6:00 PM in Berlin, it is 9:00 AM in San Francisco.
When is a good time to call San Francisco, CA, from Berlin?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) in Berlin and in San Francisco do not overlap. At 9:00 AM in Berlin it is 12:00 AM in San Francisco; when the working day starts in San Francisco, it is 6:00 PM in Berlin.
When is it still the previous day in San Francisco, CA?
Until 9:00 AM in Berlin it is still the previous day in San Francisco. The other way round, from 3:00 PM in San Francisco it is already the next day in Berlin.
Does the time gap between Berlin and San Francisco, CA, change during the year?
Yes, because the clocks in Berlin and in San Francisco change on different dates. Next change: from October 25, 2026, San Francisco will be 8 hours behind Berlin.
