Time in El Centro, California right now
El Centro, California uses Pacific Time. The live clock shows local time for El Centro using 32.7920° N, 115.5631° W.
- State
- California
- Time zone
- Pacific Time
- Offset from UTC now
- Daylight saving time
- Yes, 8 Mar to 1 Nov
- Population
- 43,956
- Coordinates
- 32.7920° N, 115.5631° W
Sunrise and sunset times in El Centro today.
Worked out for 32.7920° N, 115.5631° W from the position of the sun, and updated every minute. On the longest day of 2026 the sun is up in El Centro for 14h 19m, and on the shortest day for 9h 59m.
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- Solar noon
- Moon phase
- Moon lit
Time difference between El Centro and other cities.
El Centro is 3 hours behind New York and usually 8 hours behind London. Use this section to compare El Centro with major clocks.
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Time in places near El Centro.
The closest places listed for California, with the distance from El Centro and their local time. See every place on the California page. Place data comes from GeoNames.
El Centro time zone and daylight saving time.
El Centro follows California clock rules: clocks move forward at 2:00 on Sunday, 8 March 2026 and back at 2:00 on Sunday, 1 November 2026. Clock change dates come from the IANA time zone database.
- 8 March 2026 Clocks go forward 1 hour Daylight saving time starts at 2:00 local time
- 1 November 2026 Clocks go back 1 hour Daylight saving time ends at 2:00 local time
- 14 March 2027 Clocks go forward 1 hour Daylight saving time starts at 2:00 local time
- 7 November 2027 Clocks go back 1 hour Daylight saving time ends at 2:00 local time
Sunrise and sunset above move with the clock change, so evenings are an hour lighter from Sunday, 8 March 2026.
Quick answers about time in El Centro.
Fast answers for El Centro time zone, UTC offset, daylight saving dates, sunrise and nearby cities.
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What time is it in El Centro right now?
El Centro is on Pacific Time, UTC-8, and UTC-7 during daylight saving time. The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time and updates every minute.
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What time zone is El Centro in?
El Centro uses Pacific Time, the same zone as the rest of California in most cases. The California page shows every zone used in the state.
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Does El Centro observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Clocks in El Centro go forward one hour on Sunday, 8 March 2026 and back one hour on Sunday, 1 November 2026, both at 2:00 local time.
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What time does the sun rise in El Centro?
Today's sunrise and sunset are shown live on this page. On the longest day of 2026 the sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 19:53, and on the shortest day it rises at 06:40 and sets at 16:39.
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How long is the longest day in El Centro?
The sun is up for 14h 19m on the June solstice and for 9h 59m on the December solstice. Day length changes fastest around the equinoxes in March and September.
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What is the time difference between El Centro and New York?
El Centro is 3 hours behind New York all year.
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What is the time difference between El Centro and London?
El Centro is 8 hours behind London for most of the year. The gap changes for a few weeks each spring and autumn, because the United States and the United Kingdom change their clocks on different dates.
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How many people live in El Centro?
El Centro has about 43,956 people, which makes it one of the places listed for California on Time Dates. Population figures come from GeoNames.
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Where is El Centro?
El Centro sits at 32.7920° N, 115.5631° W in California, about 177 miles from Los Angeles.
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Which places are closest to El Centro?
The closest places listed are Imperial, 4 miles away, Calexico, 9 miles away and Holtville, 11 miles away. Each one shows its own local time on this page.