Time in Fairfield, California right now
Fairfield, California uses Pacific Time for the live clock on this page. The time comes from the same time zone database used by phones and computers.
- State
- California
- Time zone
- Pacific Time
- Offset from UTC now
- Daylight saving time
- Yes, 8 Mar to 1 Nov
- Population
- 112,970
- Coordinates
- 38.2494° N, 122.0400° W
Sunrise and sunset times in Fairfield today.
Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar noon are calculated for Fairfield and update every minute. The longest and shortest day values use 2026 data.
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Time difference between Fairfield and other cities.
Compare Fairfield with major cities around the world using the live table below. The time difference is counted from Fairfield, not from your current location.
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| Phoenix | Mountain Time without daylight saving | --:-- | |
| Los Angeles | Pacific Time | --:-- | |
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| Dubai | United Arab Emirates | --:-- | |
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Current Time in Fairfield, California
The closest places listed for California, with the distance from Fairfield and their local time. See every place on the California page. Place data comes from GeoNames.
Fairfield time zone and daylight saving time.
Fairfield follows the national rules: clocks go forward one hour on the second Sunday of March and back one hour on the first Sunday of November, at 2:00 local time. 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 Fairfield, California
Short answers about Fairfield, California time zones, UTC offset, daylight saving time, holidays, sunrise and sunset. Use them before booking a call or trip.
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What time is it in Fairfield right now?
Fairfield 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 Fairfield in?
Fairfield 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 Fairfield observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Clocks in Fairfield 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 Fairfield?
Today's sunrise and sunset are shown live on this page. On the longest day of 2026 the sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 20:34, and on the shortest day it rises at 07:21 and sets at 16:50.
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How long is the longest day in Fairfield?
The sun is up for 14h 50m on the June solstice and for 9h 30m 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 Fairfield and New York?
Fairfield is 3 hours behind New York all year.
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What is the time difference between Fairfield and London?
Fairfield 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 Fairfield?
Fairfield has about 112,970 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 Fairfield?
Fairfield sits at 38.2494° N, 122.0400° W in California, about 359 miles from Los Angeles.
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Which places are closest to Fairfield?
The closest places listed are Vacaville, 8 miles away, American Canyon, 13 miles away and Napa, 14 miles away. Each one shows its own local time on this page.