Time difference between San Francisco and Denver
Denver and San Francisco are on the same clock.
Local time in both cities
San Francisco · Costa Rica
02:42
Denver · United States
02:42
Denver and San Francisco are on the same clock.
same day
Time zones
| San Francisco | America/Costa_Rica · UTC-06:00 |
|---|---|
| Denver | America/Denver · UTC-06:00 |
San Francisco does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC-06:00 all year.
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 | 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 |
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/Costa_Rica 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.