Time in San Mateo, California right now
San Mateo, 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
- 103,536
- Coordinates
- 37.5630° N, 122.3255° W
Sunrise and sunset times in San Mateo today.
Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar noon are calculated for San Mateo and update every minute. The longest and shortest day values use 2026 data.
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- Moon phase
- Moon lit
Time difference between San Mateo and other cities.
Compare San Mateo with major cities around the world using the live table below. The time difference is counted from San Mateo, not from your current location.
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| Los Angeles | Pacific Time | --:-- | |
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Current Time in San Mateo, California
The closest places listed for California, with the distance from San Mateo and their local time. See every place on the California page. Place data comes from GeoNames.
San Mateo time zone and daylight saving time.
San Mateo 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 San Mateo, California
Short answers about San Mateo, 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 San Mateo right now?
San Mateo 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 San Mateo in?
San Mateo 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 San Mateo observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Clocks in San Mateo 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 San Mateo?
Today's sunrise and sunset are shown live on this page. On the longest day of 2026 the sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 20:33, and on the shortest day it rises at 07:20 and sets at 16:54.
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How long is the longest day in San Mateo?
The sun is up for 14h 46m on the June solstice and for 9h 34m 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 San Mateo and New York?
San Mateo is 3 hours behind New York all year.
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What is the time difference between San Mateo and London?
San Mateo 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 San Mateo?
San Mateo has about 103,536 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 San Mateo?
San Mateo sits at 37.5630° N, 122.3255° W in California, about 333 miles from Los Angeles.
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Which places are closest to San Mateo?
The closest places listed are Burlingame, 3 miles away, Foster City, 3 miles away and Millbrae, 4 miles away. Each one shows its own local time on this page.