London vs Los Angeles
Time difference between London and Los Angeles: -8 hours. Compare live clocks, DST changes, and meeting times.
London and Los Angeles are eight or nine hours apart depending on the season, which is why “a quick call” rarely sits in both working days. The usable overlap is late afternoon in London against early morning on the West Coast; entertainment and tech stand-ups often park at 17:00 GMT/BST.
London
+01:00
Los Angeles
-07:00
- -8 hours
- When it is 09:00 in London, it is 01:00 in Los Angeles.
- Daylight saving
- This gap can change when daylight saving starts or ends on either side. Recheck near transition weekends.
Working hours overlap
London and Los Angeles have no overlap in a standard 09:00–17:00 working day. One side has to move outside normal hours, so agree in advance which one it will be.
London to Los Angeles: hour by hour
Every hour of today in London and the matching local time in Los Angeles. Highlighted rows fall inside working hours in both cities.
| London | Los Angeles |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 16:00 (previous day) |
| 01:00 | 17:00 (previous day) |
| 02:00 | 18:00 (previous day) |
| 03:00 | 19:00 (previous day) |
| 04:00 | 20:00 (previous day) |
| 05:00 | 21:00 (previous day) |
| 06:00 | 22:00 (previous day) |
| 07:00 | 23:00 (previous day) |
| 08:00 | 00:00 |
| 09:00 | 01:00 |
| 10:00 | 02:00 |
| 11:00 | 03:00 |
| 12:00 | 04:00 |
| 13:00 | 05:00 |
| 14:00 | 06:00 |
| 15:00 | 07:00 |
| 16:00 | 08:00 |
| 17:00 | 09:00 |
| 18:00 | 10:00 |
| 19:00 | 11:00 |
| 20:00 | 12:00 |
| 21:00 | 13:00 |
| 22:00 | 14:00 |
| 23:00 | 15:00 |
Working hours in both cities
When this gap changes
Both cities change clocks — London on Sunday, 25 October 2026 and Los Angeles on Sunday, 1 November 2026. Between those dates the usual difference is an hour off.
Popular time differences
London and Los Angeles: common questions
- What is the time difference between London and Los Angeles?
- The current difference is -8 hours. When it is 09:00 in London, it is 01:00 in Los Angeles.
- When can London and Los Angeles meet?
- London and Los Angeles have no overlap in a standard 09:00–17:00 working day. One side has to move outside normal hours, so agree in advance which one it will be.
- Does the difference change during the year?
- It can. Whenever one city changes its clocks and the other does not, the gap moves by an hour until both have transitioned. Both cities change clocks — London on Sunday, 25 October 2026 and Los Angeles on Sunday, 1 November 2026. Between those dates the usual difference is an hour off.