Time Difference Between Beijing and San Francisco
Beijing is normally 16 hours ahead of San Francisco.
This page shows the live time difference between Beijing, China and San Francisco, United States. Beijing uses the Asia/Shanghai time zone (UTC+8 standard) and San Francisco uses America/Los_Angeles (UTC-8 standard), so Beijing is normally 16 hours ahead of San Francisco. Because San Francisco observes daylight saving time, the exact gap can shift by an hour during the year. The clocks above update live, so you always see the current difference, which is handy for scheduling calls, meetings and travel between the two cities.
Beijing
- Country
- China
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Standard offset
- UTC+8
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Current offset
- …
San Francisco
- Country
- United States
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Standard offset
- UTC-8
- Daylight saving
- Observed
- Current offset
- …
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Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Beijing and San Francisco?
Beijing is normally 16 hours ahead of San Francisco (Beijing is UTC+8, San Francisco is UTC-8). Daylight saving time can change this by an hour, so the live clocks above always show the current difference.
Is Beijing ahead of or behind San Francisco?
Beijing is ahead of San Francisco by 16 hours under standard time.
Do Beijing and San Francisco use daylight saving time?
Beijing stays on the same offset all year; San Francisco observes daylight saving time.