TIME DIFFERENCE

London San Francisco

−8hSan Francisco is 8h behind London right now.

London

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San Francisco

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WORKING-HOUR OVERLAP

Working-hour overlap

–shared 9–5 hours

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LondonSan Francisco

Time zoneBritish Summer TimePacific Daylight Time

IANA identifierEurope/LondonAmerica/Los_Angeles

AbbreviationGMT+1PDT

UTC offsetUTC+1UTC-7

Daylight savingObservedObserved

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QUESTIONS

How many hours is San Francisco behind London?

San Francisco is 8 hours behind London. That's calculated from each city's current UTC offset (UTC+1 for London, UTC-7 for San Francisco).

Does the time difference between London and San Francisco change during the year?

It can. London and San Francisco observe daylight saving time, so the gap shifts by an hour when clocks change. The live clocks above always reflect the current, correct difference.

What's the best time to schedule a meeting between London and San Francisco?

There's no window where both London and San Francisco are in standard 9-to-5 hours at the same time, so a live call means one side joins early or late. Converge can find the least-bad slot from everyone's real availability.

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From London39 cities

New York––Los Angeles––San Francisco––Chicago––Denver––Toronto––Mexico City––São Paulo––Dublin––Paris––Berlin––Madrid––Amsterdam––Rome––Zurich––Stockholm––Moscow––Istanbul––Dubai––Tel Aviv––Riyadh––Johannesburg––Cairo––Lagos––Nairobi––Mumbai––Bangalore––Karachi––Bangkok––Singapore––Hong Kong––Shanghai––Tokyo––Seoul––Jakarta––Manila––Sydney––Perth––Auckland––

From San Francisco39 cities

New York––Los Angeles––Chicago––Denver––Toronto––Mexico City––São Paulo––London––Dublin––Paris––Berlin––Madrid––Amsterdam––Rome––Zurich––Stockholm––Moscow––Istanbul––Dubai––Tel Aviv––Riyadh––Johannesburg––Cairo––Lagos––Nairobi––Mumbai––Bangalore––Karachi––Bangkok––Singapore––Hong Kong––Shanghai––Tokyo––Seoul––Jakarta––Manila––Sydney––Perth––Auckland––

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