Time difference between San Francisco and Zürich

Compare the current local time in San Francisco and Zürich, see when your working hours overlap, and convert any specific hour between the two timezones.

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🇨🇭 ZürichCET

How do I convert a specific time?

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🇺🇸 San Francisco 🇨🇭 Zürich

What's the working-hours overlap?

When San Francisco's 9:00–17:00 business hours overlap with Zürich's.

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How do you schedule across San Francisco and Zürich?

Scheduling between San Francisco and Zürich is hard. Their standard business hours do not overlap on the same day, with the smallest gap running 1 hour between Zürich closing at 17:00 local and San Francisco opening at 09:00 local. Practical bridging slots: an early San Francisco start at 08:00 (catching Zürich just at close, 17:00), or a late Zürich call at 18:00 (catching San Francisco at opening, 09:00).

What's the quick reference?

Common hours in San Francisco mapped to Zürich
🇺🇸 San Francisco🇨🇭 ZürichIn Zürich it's…
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09:00 — Start of work——
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17:00 — End of work——
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What's the daylight saving status?

🇺🇸 San Francisco

Currently in PST (standard time)
Clocks go forward to PDT on Sunday 14 March 2027

🇨🇭 Zürich

Currently in CET (standard time)
Clocks go forward to CEST on Sunday 28 March 2027