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Time Difference: Beijing to San Francisco
🇨🇳BeijingUTC+8
vs🇺🇸San FranciscoUTC-8
🇨🇳
Beijing, China
Fri, Apr 17
🇺🇸
San Francisco, US
Thu, Apr 16
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Time Difference
15 hours
San Francisco is 15 hours behind Beijing
Beijing vs San Francisco timezone guide
Beijing (China) uses the Asia/Shanghai timezone at UTC+8, while San Francisco (US) uses America/Los_Angeles at UTC-8. This means San Francisco is 16 hours behind Beijing (based on standard offsets — the live difference above accounts for daylight saving time).
When scheduling a call or meeting between Beijing and San Francisco, look for the overlapping work hours highlighted above. The live clocks on this page update every second, and the difference adjusts automatically when either city enters or exits daylight saving time.