What time is it in Santa Cruz, California, right now? Check the local time and date of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California in classic clock or digital watch:
Current Time in Santa Cruz, California
The time in Santa Cruz, CA
Time in Santa Cruz in 24-hour format now
The digital clock shows time in 24-hour format as well as current date:
Time in Santa Cruz in 12-hour format now
This watch demonstrates time in 12-hour format:
Time Zone of Santa Cruz, California
- Santa Cruz, CA belongs to Pacific Time Zone. Open Pacific Time Zone Map.
- Due to IANA system, it has the time zone name or ID – “America/Los_Angeles”, which helps to determine exact time there.
- Due to Universal Time Coordinated (GMT / UTC) there is the offset by UTC-8.
- Time zone abbreviations: PST, PDT.
Is daylight saving time used in Santa Cruz, California?
Daylight saving time is observed in Santa Cruz. For this reason, the times during the calendar year will be as follows:
| Standard Time (STD) | Daylight Saving Time (DST) | |
| Abbreviation | PST | PDT |
| UTC/GMT | UTC-8 | UTC-7 |
You might be also interested in…
- Whole map of all time zones in the United States.
- Explanation of abbreviations, including PST and PDT used here.
- Daylight Saving Time in the United States.
- Convert time 12 to 24-hour format or use 24-hour to 12-hour converter.
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