UTC Offset
UTC-07:00
Current time in Costa Mesa, United States
Clocks shift twice a year — UTC-08:00 in winter, UTC-07:00 in summer.
Current time in Costa Mesa, United States
21:58 45
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 Costa Mesa, United States is 21:58 (PDT), which is UTC-07:00.
Costa Mesa is in United States, located at 33.641, -117.919.
The current time zone for Costa Mesa 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 Costa Mesa
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 Costa Mesa today
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Sunset
Day length
14h 22m
Costa Mesa, United States
- Country
- United States
- ISO code
- US
- Coordinates
- 33.6411° N, 117.9187° W
- IANA zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Population
- 113,204
- Elevation
- 30 m
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Costa Mesa on the map · time zone
Costa Mesa, United States
- Local time21:58
- UTC offsetUTC-07:00
- Time zoneAmerica/Los_Angeles
- StatusDaylight saving
- Coordinates
- 33.64°, -117.92°
World clock
Compared with Costa Mesa
Daylight saving time in Costa Mesa
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 Costa Mesa.
- 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 Costa Mesa, here are the local times elsewhere.
| Costa Mesa | 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 Costa Mesa, United States is 21:58 (PDT). Costa Mesa uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone, which is UTC-07:00.
Costa Mesa 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 Costa Mesa is on November 1, 2026. Clocks will move backward by 1 hour.
The IANA / Olson time zone database identifier for Costa Mesa 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 Costa Mesa. The local time is 21:58 (PDT).
Costa Mesa 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 Costa Mesa is on November 1, 2026. Clocks move backward by 1 hour at 01:00 local time.
Costa Mesa is currently 3 hours behind New York.