UTC Offset
UTC-07:00
Current time in El Centro, United States
Clocks shift twice a year — UTC-08:00 in winter, UTC-07:00 in summer.
Current time in El Centro, United States
21:34 49
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 El Centro, United States is 21:34 (PDT), which is UTC-07:00.
El Centro is in United States, located at 32.792, -115.563.
The current time zone for El Centro 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 El Centro
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 El Centro today
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Sunset
Day length
14h 18m
El Centro, United States
- Country
- United States
- ISO code
- US
- Coordinates
- 32.7920° N, 115.5631° W
- IANA zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Population
- 43,956
- Elevation
- -12 m
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El Centro on the map · time zone
El Centro, United States
- Local time21:34
- UTC offsetUTC-07:00
- Time zoneAmerica/Los_Angeles
- StatusDaylight saving
- Coordinates
- 32.79°, -115.56°
World clock
Compared with El Centro
Daylight saving time in El Centro
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 El Centro.
- 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 El Centro, here are the local times elsewhere.
| El Centro | 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 El Centro, United States is 21:34 (PDT). El Centro uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone, which is UTC-07:00.
El Centro 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 El Centro is on November 1, 2026. Clocks will move backward by 1 hour.
The IANA / Olson time zone database identifier for El Centro 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 El Centro. The local time is 21:34 (PDT).
El Centro 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 El Centro is on November 1, 2026. Clocks move backward by 1 hour at 01:00 local time.
El Centro is currently 3 hours behind New York.