Current time in Los Angeles
04:00:00GMT-7
Thursday 1 October 2026
Los Angeles is 8 hours behind the UK right now.
In the UK it is 12:00 BST. Your device: 12:00 (Same as UK).
Los Angeles time zone
Los Angeles is on Pacific Time: Pacific Standard Time (PST, UTC−8) in winter and Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7) from March to November. The IANA zone is America/Los_Angeles. All of California uses it, so San Francisco, San Diego and Sacramento show the same time, as do Seattle, Portland and Las Vegas.
Clocks change at 2am local time on the second Sunday in March and the first Sunday in November. Next door, most of Arizona never changes: Phoenix stays on UTC−7 all year, which matches Los Angeles in summer and is one hour ahead of it in winter.
Time difference between the UK and Los Angeles
The usual gap is 8 hours. It drops to 7 hours in the weeks between the US and UK clock changes.
| Period | UK on | LA on | Los Angeles is |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan to 7 Mar 2026 | GMT | PST | 8 hours behind |
| 8 Mar to 28 Mar 2026 | GMT | PDT | 7 hours behind |
| 29 Mar to 24 Oct 2026 | BST | PDT | 8 hours behind |
| 25 Oct to 31 Oct 2026 | GMT | PDT | 7 hours behind |
| 1 Nov 2026 to 13 Mar 2027 | GMT | PST | 8 hours behind |
| 14 Mar to 27 Mar 2027 | GMT | PDT | 7 hours behind |
| 28 Mar to 30 Oct 2027 | BST | PDT | 8 hours behind |
| 31 Oct to 6 Nov 2027 | GMT | PDT | 7 hours behind |
| 7 Nov to 31 Dec 2027 | GMT | PST | 8 hours behind |
Best times to call Los Angeles from the UK
| UK time | Los Angeles (usual) | Los Angeles (7-hour weeks) |
|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 |
| 17:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 |
| 18:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 |
| 20:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 |
The working days barely touch. When an LA office opens at 9am, it is already 5pm in the UK, so most calls happen in the UK late afternoon or early evening. In the 7-hour weeks there is one extra hour of overlap.
Converting the time
A 9am meeting in Los Angeles is 5pm in London for most of the year, and 4pm in the 7-hour weeks. An evening game starting at 7:30pm in Los Angeles is 3:30am in the UK. For other dates, use the time zone converter, or the meeting planner to find the overlap across several offices.
Other US times
Chicago is 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles and New York is 3 hours ahead. Compare more cities on the world clock, read about GMT, or see when the UK clocks change.
Frequently asked questions
How many hours behind the UK is Los Angeles?
Usually 8 hours. For about three weeks in March and one week around the end of October it is 7 hours, because the US and the UK change their clocks on different dates.
Is all of California in the same time zone?
Yes. The whole state uses Pacific Time, so San Francisco, San Diego and Los Angeles always show the same time.
What do PST and PDT mean?
PST is Pacific Standard Time, UTC−8, used in winter. PDT is Pacific Daylight Time, UTC−7, used from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November.
Is Los Angeles on the same time as Arizona?
Only in summer. Most of Arizona stays on UTC−7 all year, so it matches Los Angeles from March to November and is one hour ahead in winter.