Time in Truckee, California now
Truckee is in California and uses Pacific Time. The clock on this page is live, and the times below are worked out for the coordinates of Truckee.
- State
- California
- Time zone
- Pacific Time
- Offset from UTC now
- Daylight saving time
- Yes, 8 Mar to 1 Nov
- Population
- 16,299
- Coordinates
- 39.3280° N, 120.1833° W
Sunrise and sunset in Truckee.
Worked out for 39.3280° N, 120.1833° W from the position of the sun, and updated every minute. On the longest day of 2026 the sun is up in Truckee for 14h 57m, and on the shortest day for 9h 24m.
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- Solar noon
- Moon phase
- Moon lit
Truckee compared with other cities.
How the clock in Truckee lines up with the rest of the United States and a few cities around the world, right now.
| City | Time zone | Local time | From Truckee |
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| New York | Eastern Time | --:-- | |
| Chicago | Central Time | --:-- | |
| Denver | Mountain Time | --:-- | |
| Phoenix | Mountain Time without daylight saving | --:-- | |
| Los Angeles | Pacific Time | --:-- | |
| Honolulu | Hawaii-Aleutian Time | --:-- | |
| London | United Kingdom | --:-- | |
| Dubai | United Arab Emirates | --:-- | |
| Tokyo | Japan | --:-- | |
| Sydney | Australia | --:-- |
Time in places near Truckee.
The closest places listed for California, with the distance from Truckee and their local time. See every place on the California page.
When the clocks change in Truckee.
Truckee 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.
- 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 Truckee.
Short answers about the time zone, sunrise, clock changes and neighbours of Truckee.
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What time is it in Truckee right now?
Truckee 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 Truckee in?
Truckee 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 Truckee observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Clocks in Truckee 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 Truckee?
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 20:30, and on the shortest day it rises at 07:16 and sets at 16:40.
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How long is the longest day in Truckee?
The sun is up for 14h 57m on the June solstice and for 9h 24m 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 Truckee and New York?
Truckee is 3 hours behind New York all year.
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What is the time difference between Truckee and London?
Truckee 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 Truckee?
Truckee has about 16,299 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 Truckee?
Truckee sits at 39.3280° N, 120.1833° W in California, about 380 miles from Los Angeles.
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Which places are closest to Truckee?
The closest places listed are South Lake Tahoe, 29 miles away, Pollock Pines, 45 miles away and Grass Valley, 48 miles away. Each one shows its own local time on this page.