San Francisco to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 1 h ahead of San Francisco. 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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San Francisco 04:46 4:46 AM Austin, TX 05:46 5:46 AM You –:–
04:46 4:46 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:18
05:46 5:46 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:36 · 🌙 18:57
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+1 h
Austin, TX is 1 h ahead of San Francisco.
When you, San Francisco and Austin, TX are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇷 San Francisco
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🇺🇸 Austin, TX
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 San Francisco | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:46 | 05:46 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from San Francisco | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:26 | 07:36 |
| Sunset | 17:18 | 18:57 |
| Daylight | 11 h 53 min | 11 h 21 min |
| People on this clock | 55,923 | 974,447 |
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San Francisco and Austin, TX: common questions
How many hours ahead of San Francisco is Austin, TX?
The clocks in Austin are 1 hour ahead of those in San Francisco (UTC−5 and UTC−6).
What time is it in Austin, TX, when it is 9:00 AM in San Francisco?
When it is 9:00 AM in San Francisco, it is 10:00 AM in Austin.
What time is it in Austin, TX, at the end of the working day in San Francisco?
The working day in San Francisco ends at 6:00 PM; in Austin it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both San Francisco and Austin, TX, are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in San Francisco (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Austin), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Austin, TX?
From 11:00 PM in San Francisco it is already the next day in Austin. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Austin it is still the previous day in San Francisco.
Does the time gap between San Francisco and Austin, TX, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Austin but not in San Francisco. From November 1, 2026, Austin and San Francisco will have the same time.
