Meeting time

Best time to meet: Austin and San Diego

Austin is 2 hours ahead of San Diego right now. Their working days overlap for 6 hours: 11 AM to 5 PM in Austin, which is 9 AM to 3 PM in San Diego. The easiest time to meet is 1:30 PM in Austin (11:30 AM in San Diego).

Tue 9:58 AMAustin · Central Standard TimeTue 7:58 AMSan Diego · Pacific Standard Time

Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Austin time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

AustinSan Diego
6 AM4 AMBoth off
7 AM5 AMBoth off
8 AM6 AMBoth off
9 AM7 AMAustin at work
10 AM8 AMAustin at work
11 AM9 AMBoth at work
12 PM10 AMBoth at work
1 PM11 AMBoth at work
2 PM12 PMBoth at work
3 PM1 PMBoth at work
4 PM2 PMBoth at work
5 PM3 PMSan Diego at work
6 PM4 PMSan Diego at work
7 PM5 PMBoth off
8 PM6 PMBoth off
9 PM7 PMBoth off
10 PM8 PMBoth off

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesAustin isBoth at work (Austin time)Easiest (Austin / San Diego)
Now to March 14, 20272 hours ahead11 AM–5 PM (6 hours)1:30 PM / 11:30 AM
March 14, 2027 to March 14, 2027
clocks in Austin go forward
3 hours ahead12 PM–5 PM (5 hours)1:30 PM / 10:30 AM
March 14, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in San Diego go forward
2 hours ahead11 AM–5 PM (6 hours)1:30 PM / 11:30 AM
November 7, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Austin go back
1 hour ahead10 AM–5 PM (7 hours)11 AM / 10 AM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in San Diego go back
2 hours ahead11 AM–5 PM (6 hours)1:30 PM / 11:30 AM

Austin keeps the same clock as Chicago; San Diego keeps the same clock as San Francisco.

Questions people ask

What time is it in San Diego when it is 9 AM in Austin?
7 AM in San Diego, while Austin is 2 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Austin and San Diego?
1:30 PM in Austin, which is 11:30 AM in San Diego. Both cities are at work from 11 AM to 5 PM Austin time.
Does the time difference between Austin and San Diego change during the year?
Yes — it changes 4 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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