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Time difference between San Francisco and Paris
Paris is 9 hours ahead of San Francisco for most of the year, and 8 hours for a few weeks around the clock changes, because the two cities change their clocks on different dates.
The two offsets
| City | Zone | 15 January | 15 July |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco · United States | America/Los_Angeles | UTC-8 | UTC-7(DST) |
| Paris · France | Europe/Paris | UTC+1 | UTC+2(DST) |
When both are at work
Working hours taken as 9:00–18:00 in each city. There is no hour when both are inside them, in either half of the year.
| UTC | San Francisco | Paris | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 16:00 | 01:00 | someone is asleep |
| 01:00 | 17:00 | 02:00 | someone is asleep |
| 02:00 | 18:00 | 03:00 | someone is asleep |
| 03:00 | 19:00 | 04:00 | someone is asleep |
| 04:00 | 20:00 | 05:00 | someone is asleep |
| 05:00 | 21:00 | 06:00 | someone is asleep |
| 06:00 | 22:00 | 07:00 | someone is asleep |
| 07:00 | 23:00 | 08:00 | someone is asleep |
| 08:00 | 00:00 | 09:00 | someone is asleep |
| 09:00 | 01:00 | 10:00 | someone is asleep |
| 10:00 | 02:00 | 11:00 | someone is asleep |
| 11:00 | 03:00 | 12:00 | someone is asleep |
| 12:00 | 04:00 | 13:00 | someone is asleep |
| 13:00 | 05:00 | 14:00 | someone is asleep |
| 14:00 | 06:00 | 15:00 | someone is asleep |
| 15:00 | 07:00 | 16:00 | someone is asleep |
| 16:00 | 08:00 | 17:00 | edge of the day |
| 17:00 | 09:00 | 18:00 | edge of the day |
| 18:00 | 10:00 | 19:00 | someone is asleep |
| 19:00 | 11:00 | 20:00 | someone is asleep |
| 20:00 | 12:00 | 21:00 | someone is asleep |
| 21:00 | 13:00 | 22:00 | someone is asleep |
| 22:00 | 14:00 | 23:00 | someone is asleep |
| 23:00 | 15:00 | 00:00 | someone is asleep |
Best times to meet
- 16:00 UTC — San Francisco 08:00, Paris 17:00
- 17:00 UTC — San Francisco 09:00, Paris 18:00
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