Time in Santa Barbara
Saturday, October 17, 2026
PDT (UTC-7), Pacific Daylight Time
California, United States
Santa Barbara is 3 hours behind New York.
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8:03 AM in Santa Barbara, Saturday, October 17, 2026
Shared working hours (9:00–18:00)
Time difference from Santa Barbara
Current time in major cities and how far ahead or behind Santa Barbara they are. Select a city for a detailed comparison.
| Place | Time now | Difference from Santa Barbara |
|---|---|---|
| New YorkUnited States | 11:03 AM EDT | +3h |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | 4:03 PM BST | +8h |
| Los AngelesCalifornia, United States | 8:03 AM PDT | ±0 |
| ChicagoIllinois, United States | 10:03 AM CDT | +2h |
| TorontoOntario, Canada | 11:03 AM EDT | +3h |
| São PauloBrazil | 12:03 PM BRT | +4h |
| ParisFrance | 5:03 PM CEST | +9h |
| BerlinGermany | 5:03 PM CEST | +9h |
| MoscowRussia | 6:03 PM MSK | +10h |
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | 7:03 PM GST | +11h |
| New DelhiDelhi, India | 8:33 PM IST | +12h 30m |
| BangkokThailand | 10:03 PM ICT | +14h |
| Singapore | 11:03 PM SGT | +15h |
| ShanghaiChina | 11:03 PM CST | +15h |
| TokyoJapan | 12:03 AM JSTnext day | +16h |
| SydneyNew South Wales, Australia | 2:03 AM AEDTnext day | +18h |
| AucklandNew Zealand | 4:03 AM NZDTnext day | +20h |
| JohannesburgSouth Africa | 5:03 PM SAST | +9h |
Santa Barbara time zone
- Local time
- 8:03 AM
- Date
- Oct 17, 2026
- Time zone
- PDT
- UTC offset
- UTC-7
- IANA time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Dialing code
- +1
- Population
- 91,842
- Coordinates
- 34.42, -119.70
Daylight saving time
Santa Barbara uses daylight saving time: UTC-8 in standard time and UTC-7 in summer. Summer time is in effect now.
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, November 1, 2026: at 2:00 AM it becomes 1:00 AM again.
Sunrise and sunset today
- Sunrise
- 7:05 AM
- Sunset
- 6:22 PM
- Day length
- 11h 17m
- Solar noon
- 12:43 PM
Cities in United States
Cities near Santa Barbara
- OxnardCalifornia, United States
- Thousand OaksCalifornia, United States
- Simi ValleyCalifornia, United States
- Santa MariaCalifornia, United States
- ValenciaCalifornia, United States
- Santa ClaritaCalifornia, United States
- BakersfieldCalifornia, United States
- BurbankCalifornia, United States
Questions and answers
What time zone is Santa Barbara in?
Santa Barbara uses Pacific Daylight Time (America/Los_Angeles); the local time is currently UTC-7.
Does Santa Barbara observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Santa Barbara switches between UTC-8 in standard time and UTC-7 in summer.
What is the time difference between Santa Barbara and New York?
Santa Barbara is 3 hours behind New York.
What is the international dialing code for Santa Barbara?
The country calling code is +1.