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Houston and San Francisco Time Difference

Houston is 2h ahead of San Francisco

Houston

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

United States · America/Chicago · CDT

San Francisco

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

United States · America/Los_Angeles · PDT

Best time for work calls

If you are scheduling a call between Houston and San Francisco, the overlap window is limited to typical business hours. When it is 11 am in Houston it is 9 am in San Francisco — a workable window for scheduling. The latest reasonable overlap is around 5 pm in Houston (3 pm in San Francisco). Outside this window there is effectively no good overlap for regular office hours.

Best time for family calls

Houston and San Francisco have a comfortable window for a family call — no awkward alarms required. Houston is 2 hours ahead of San Francisco, which gives you 4 hours of genuine overlap when both sides are free. Aim for between 6 pm and 10 pm in Houston — that lands at 4 pm to 8 pm in San Francisco, after the school run and before anyone's ready for bed. For a Sunday catch-up or a midweek check-in, this is the sweet spot.

Houston

  • Memorial Day

    May 25in 5d
  • Juneteenth National Independence Day

    Jun 19in 30d
  • Independence Day

    Jul 3in 44d

Daylight Cycle

🌅 Dawn6:00:06 AM
☀️ Sunrise6:26:29 AM
🌞 Solar Noon1:19:26 PM
🌇 Golden Hour7:38:29 PM
🌆 Sunset8:12:24 PM
🌃 Dusk8:38:47 PM
Day length13:45:54

Data via sunrisesunset.io

Current Weather

Condition🌙 Clear sky
Temperature23°C
Feels like27°C
Humidity92%
Wind3 mph E

Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min

Moon Phase

Phase🌒 Waxing Crescent
Illumination24%
CycleWaxing
Moon age4.8 days
Moonrise11:09
Moonset00:36

San Francisco

  • Memorial Day

    May 25in 5d
  • Juneteenth National Independence Day

    Jun 19in 30d
  • Independence Day

    Jul 3in 44d

Daylight Cycle

🌅 Dawn5:26:47 AM
☀️ Sunrise5:56:39 AM
🌞 Solar Noon1:07:38 PM
🌇 Golden Hour7:40:53 PM
🌆 Sunset8:18:38 PM
🌃 Dusk8:48:30 PM
Day length14:21:59

Data via sunrisesunset.io

Current Weather

Condition☀️ Clear sky
Temperature18°C
Feels like15°C
Humidity54%
Wind13 mph W

Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min

Moon Phase

Phase🌒 Waxing Crescent
Illumination24%
CycleWaxing
Moon age4.8 days
Moonrise10:43
Moonset00:50

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