Time difference between San Francisco and Bengaluru
San Francisco PDT · UTC-7 
Bengaluru GMT+5:30 · UTC+5:30 Best time to call
Hours shown in San Francisco time. The two working days never overlap: when San Francisco is at its desk, Bengaluru is asleep. Schedule at the edge of one side's day.
Hour-by-hour conversion
| San Francisco (PDT) | Bengaluru (GMT+5:30) | Call quality |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 12:30 PM | Off hours |
| 1:00 AM | 1:30 PM | Off hours |
| 2:00 AM | 2:30 PM | Off hours |
| 3:00 AM | 3:30 PM | Off hours |
| 4:00 AM | 4:30 PM | Off hours |
| 5:00 AM | 5:30 PM | Off hours |
| 6:00 AM | 6:30 PM | Off hours |
| 7:00 AM | 7:30 PM | OK |
| 8:00 AM | 8:30 PM | OK |
| 9:00 AM | 9:30 PM | OK |
| 10:00 AM | 10:30 PM | Off hours |
| 11:00 AM | 11:30 PM | Off hours |
| 12:00 PM | 12:30 AM+1 day | Off hours |
| 1:00 PM | 1:30 AM+1 day | Off hours |
| 2:00 PM | 2:30 AM+1 day | Off hours |
| 3:00 PM | 3:30 AM+1 day | Off hours |
| 4:00 PM | 4:30 AM+1 day | Off hours |
| 5:00 PM | 5:30 AM+1 day | Off hours |
| 6:00 PM | 6:30 AM+1 day | Off hours |
| 7:00 PM | 7:30 AM+1 day | OK |
| 8:00 PM | 8:30 AM+1 day | OK |
| 9:00 PM | 9:30 AM+1 day | OK |
| 10:00 PM | 10:30 AM+1 day | Off hours |
| 11:00 PM | 11:30 AM+1 day | Off hours |
Daylight saving time note
San Francisco and Bengaluru do not change their clocks on the same date. Between November 1, 2026 and March 14, 2027 the difference is 13 hours and 30 minutes behind Bengaluru — because San Francisco changes its clocks for daylight saving time while Bengaluru keeps the same time all year.
For the rest of the year the difference holds steady at 12 hours and 30 minutes. Every time on this page is computed from the IANA database at the moment you load it, so the tables above already account for whichever side has switched.
Why the time difference exists
The clock in San Francisco is anchored to UTC-8 standard time; Bengaluru works from UTC+5:30 standard time. San Francisco moves its clocks for daylight saving time while Bengaluru keeps the same time all year, so the gap widens and narrows by an hour with the seasons. Geographically the two lie about 14,000 km apart, with Bengaluru to the northwest of San Francisco.
Flying from San Francisco to Bengaluru, your body clock shifts about 11 hours back. In flying terms that's roughly 17 hours in the air, give or take. A quick look at each side's working hours keeps meetings out of the middle of the night.
