Time difference between San Francisco and Denver
Denver is 1 hours ahead of San Francisco.
Local time in both cities
San Francisco · United States
05:15
Denver · United States
06:15
Denver is 1 hours ahead of San Francisco.
same day
Time zones
| San Francisco | America/Los_Angeles · UTC-07:00 |
|---|---|
| Denver | America/Denver · UTC-06:00 |
San Francisco is currently on daylight saving time (UTC-07:00). Next change: 2026-11-01 01:00.
Denver is currently on daylight saving time (UTC-06:00). Next change: 2026-11-01 01:00.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Calculated for 2026-09-21 local time in San Francisco. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| San Francisco (source) | Denver (target) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 01:00 |
| 01:00 | 02:00 |
| 02:00 | 03:00 |
| 03:00 | 04:00 |
| 04:00 | 05:00 |
| 05:00 | 06:00 |
| 06:00 | 07:00 |
| 07:00 | 08:00 |
| 08:00 | 09:00 |
| 09:00 | 10:00 |
| 10:00 | 11:00 |
| 11:00 | 12:00 |
| 12:00 | 13:00 |
| 13:00 | 14:00 |
| 14:00 | 15:00 |
| 15:00 | 16:00 |
| 16:00 | 17:00 |
| 17:00 | 18:00 |
| 18:00 | 19:00 |
| 19:00 | 20:00 |
| 20:00 | 21:00 |
| 21:00 | 22:00 |
| 22:00 | 23:00 |
| 23:00 | 00:00 next day |
Other common differences from San Francisco
FAQ
- How many hours apart are San Francisco and Denver right now?
- The answer at the top of the page is calculated for the current moment and states which side is ahead. The gap changes during the year, because the two places usually start and end daylight saving on different dates.
- Is this difference the same all year?
- Not necessarily. San Francisco uses America/Los_Angeles and Denver uses America/Denver; if either observes daylight saving, the gap shifts during the year. Use “Convert a specific date and time” below to calculate it for a given day.
- How do I read the conversion table?
- The left column lists each whole hour in San Francisco; the right column is the local time in Denver at that same instant, with date rollovers marked. On the day clocks jump forward, some hours do not exist locally — the table says so instead of showing a plausible but wrong value.