PST
Pacific Standard Time
US & Canada West Coast (winter)
Now in Los Angeles:
PST — Pacific Standard Time
Quick facts
- Abbreviation
- PST
- Full name
- Pacific Standard Time
- UTC offset
- UTC-8
- Type
- Standard time
- Seasonal pair
- PDT (UTC-7)
- Used in
- US & Canada West Coast (winter)
- Example zone
- America/Los_Angeles
Cities that use PST
About PST
PST is the abbreviation for Pacific Standard Time, a time zone offset of UTC-8. It applies in US & Canada West Coast (winter). It is the standard, winter offset; in summer the same region switches to PDT (UTC-7).
Time-zone abbreviations are convenient but not unique or official — several codes are shared by more than one zone. When precision matters, use the underlying IANA zone name (for example America/Los_Angeles) or the UTC offset UTC-8 instead.
Frequently asked questions
- What does PST stand for?
- PST stands for Pacific Standard Time. It is UTC-8, used in US & Canada West Coast (winter).
- What is the UTC offset of PST?
- PST (Pacific Standard Time) is UTC-8, meaning it is 8 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time.
- What is the daylight-saving version of PST?
- PST is the winter (standard) abbreviation. Its counterpart is PDT (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-7), used in the other half of the year.
See also: all time zone abbreviations