Meeting time

Best time to meet: Dublin and San Diego

Dublin is 8 hours ahead of San Diego right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 4:30 PM in Dublin, which is 8:30 AM in San Diego — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 3:58 PMDublin · Greenwich Mean TimeTue 7:58 AMSan Diego · Pacific Standard Time

Hour by hour

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

DublinSan Diego
6 AM10 PM day beforeBoth off
7 AM11 PM day beforeBoth off
8 AM12 AMBoth off
9 AM1 AMDublin at work
10 AM2 AMDublin at work
11 AM3 AMDublin at work
12 PM4 AMDublin at work
1 PM5 AMDublin at work
2 PM6 AMDublin at work
3 PM7 AMDublin at work
4 PM8 AMDublin at work
5 PM9 AMSan Diego at work
6 PM10 AMSan Diego at work
7 PM11 AMSan Diego at work
8 PM12 PMSan Diego at work
9 PM1 PMSan Diego at work
10 PM2 PMSan Diego at work

When the clocks change

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

DatesDublin isBoth at work (Dublin time)Easiest (Dublin / San Diego)
Now to March 14, 20278 hours aheadNone4:30 PM / 8:30 AM
March 14, 2027 to March 28, 2027
clocks in San Diego go forward
7 hours ahead4 PM–5 PM (1 hour)4 PM / 9 AM
March 28, 2027 to October 31, 2027
clocks in Dublin go forward
8 hours aheadNone4:30 PM / 8:30 AM
October 31, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Dublin go back
7 hours ahead4 PM–5 PM (1 hour)4 PM / 9 AM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in San Diego go back
8 hours aheadNone4:30 PM / 8:30 AM

Dublin keeps the same clock as London; 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 Dublin?
1 AM in San Diego, while Dublin is 8 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Dublin and San Diego?
4:30 PM in Dublin, which is 8:30 AM in San Diego. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Dublin 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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