UTC Offset
UTC-07:00
Current time in Bakersfield, United States
Clocks shift twice a year — UTC-08:00 in winter, UTC-07:00 in summer.
Current time in Bakersfield, United States
21:49 34
IANA time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Daylight saving
DST in effect
PST / PDT
Next DST change
November 1
backward -1h
Quick answer
The current local time in Bakersfield, United States is 21:49 (PDT), which is UTC-07:00.
Bakersfield is in United States, located at 35.373, -119.019.
The current time zone for Bakersfield is PDT, whose offset is UTC-07:00 from UTC. The IANA identifier is America/Los_Angeles.
The next daylight saving transition is November 1, 2026, when clocks move backward by 1 hour.
Timezone in Bakersfield
Pacific Standard Time (PST)
IANA time zone:
America/Los_Angeles During winter
PST
Pacific Standard Time
UTC-08:00
Currently active
PDT
Pacific Daylight Time
UTC-07:00
Daylight in Bakersfield today
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Sunset
Day length
14h 32m
Bakersfield, United States
- Country
- United States
- ISO code
- US
- Coordinates
- 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W
- IANA zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Population
- 373,640
- Elevation
- 123 m
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Bakersfield on the map · time zone
Bakersfield, United States
- Local time21:49
- UTC offsetUTC-07:00
- Time zoneAmerica/Los_Angeles
- StatusDaylight saving
- Coordinates
- 35.37°, -119.02°
World clock
Compared with Bakersfield
Daylight saving time in Bakersfield
Clocks shift twice a year — UTC-08:00 in winter, UTC-07:00 in summer.
Next DST change November 1, 2026
Direction backward
Amount 1h
DST schedule — recent & upcoming years
Spring-forward and fall-back dates in Bakersfield.
- 2025DST start (spring forward)Mar 9, 2025,DST end (fall back)Nov 2, 2025,
- 2026DST start (spring forward)Mar 8, 2026,DST end (fall back)Nov 1, 2026,
- 2027DST start (spring forward)Mar 14, 2027,DST end (fall back)Nov 7, 2027,
- 2028DST start (spring forward)Mar 12, 2028,DST end (fall back)Nov 5, 2028,
| Year | DST start (spring forward) | DST end (fall back) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mar 9, 2025, | Nov 2, 2025, |
| 2026 | Mar 8, 2026, | Nov 1, 2026, |
| 2027 | Mar 14, 2027, | Nov 7, 2027, |
| 2028 | Mar 12, 2028, | Nov 5, 2028, |
Hour-by-hour conversion
When it's the given hour in Bakersfield, here are the local times elsewhere.
| Bakersfield | New York | Mexico City | São Paulo | London | Paris | Berlin | Dubai | Mumbai |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 03:00 | 01:00 | 04:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 09:00 | 11:00 | 12:30 |
| 01:00 | 04:00 | 02:00 | 05:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | 13:30 |
| 02:00 | 05:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 13:00 | 14:30 |
| 03:00 | 06:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 15:30 |
| 04:00 | 07:00 | 05:00 | 08:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 15:00 | 16:30 |
| 05:00 | 08:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 16:00 | 17:30 |
| 06:00 | 09:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 17:00 | 18:30 |
| 07:00 | 10:00 | 08:00 | 11:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 18:00 | 19:30 |
| 08:00 | 11:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 19:00 | 20:30 |
| 09:00 | 12:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 20:00 | 21:30 |
| 10:00 | 13:00 | 11:00 | 14:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 21:00 | 22:30 |
| 11:00 | 14:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 | 23:30 |
| 12:00 | 15:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 21:00 | 23:00 | 00:30 +1 |
| 13:00 | 16:00 | 14:00 | 17:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 22:00 | 00:00 +1 | 01:30 +1 |
| 14:00 | 17:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 | 23:00 | 01:00 +1 | 02:30 +1 |
| 15:00 | 18:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 23:00 | 00:00 +1 | 00:00 +1 | 02:00 +1 | 03:30 +1 |
| 16:00 | 19:00 | 17:00 | 20:00 | 00:00 +1 | 01:00 +1 | 01:00 +1 | 03:00 +1 | 04:30 +1 |
| 17:00 | 20:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 01:00 +1 | 02:00 +1 | 02:00 +1 | 04:00 +1 | 05:30 +1 |
| 18:00 | 21:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 | 02:00 +1 | 03:00 +1 | 03:00 +1 | 05:00 +1 | 06:30 +1 |
| 19:00 | 22:00 | 20:00 | 23:00 | 03:00 +1 | 04:00 +1 | 04:00 +1 | 06:00 +1 | 07:30 +1 |
| 20:00 | 23:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 +1 | 04:00 +1 | 05:00 +1 | 05:00 +1 | 07:00 +1 | 08:30 +1 |
| 21:00 | 00:00 +1 | 22:00 | 01:00 +1 | 05:00 +1 | 06:00 +1 | 06:00 +1 | 08:00 +1 | 09:30 +1 |
| 22:00 | 01:00 +1 | 23:00 | 02:00 +1 | 06:00 +1 | 07:00 +1 | 07:00 +1 | 09:00 +1 | 10:30 +1 |
| 23:00 | 02:00 +1 | 00:00 +1 | 03:00 +1 | 07:00 +1 | 08:00 +1 | 08:00 +1 | 10:00 +1 | 11:30 +1 |
Frequently Asked Questions
The current local time in Bakersfield, United States is 21:49 (PDT). Bakersfield uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone, which is UTC-07:00.
Bakersfield uses PST (UTC-08:00) in winter and switches to PDT (UTC-07:00) during daylight saving time. The IANA identifier is America/Los_Angeles.
Yes. The next daylight saving transition in Bakersfield is on November 1, 2026. Clocks will move backward by 1 hour.
The IANA / Olson time zone database identifier for Bakersfield is America/Los_Angeles. This is the identifier used by operating systems, programming languages, and APIs to look up the correct local time.
It is currently PM in Bakersfield. The local time is 21:49 (PDT).
Bakersfield is UTC-08:00 from UTC during standard time and UTC-07:00 during daylight saving time. It is currently UTC-07:00.
The next daylight saving transition in Bakersfield is on November 1, 2026. Clocks move backward by 1 hour at 01:00 local time.
Bakersfield is currently 3 hours behind New York.