Current time in Stockton, CA
Pacific Time UTC−8 · IANA zone America/Los_Angeles
Time zone details
| Time zone | Pacific Time (PT) |
|---|---|
| Standard time | PST, UTC−8 (early Nov – mid Mar) |
| Daylight time | PDT, UTC−7 (mid Mar – early Nov) |
| DST clock change | Forward 1 h, 2nd Sunday of March · Back 1 h, 1st Sunday of November |
| Sunrise today | — |
| Sunset today | — |
| Day length | — |
| Coordinates | 37.96° N, 121.29° W |
Time difference from Stockton
| City | Local time now |
|---|---|
| New York | +3 h |
| Chicago | +2 h |
| Denver | +1 h |
| Phoenix | +1 / 0 h |
| Anchorage | −1 h |
| Honolulu | −2 / −3 h |
Stockton, Sacramento, and Oakland — like all of California — sit together in the Pacific Time Zone.
About time in Stockton
Stockton is the seat of San Joaquin County in California's Central Valley, on the eastern edge of the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta.
Although it lies some 75 nautical miles from the Golden Gate, Stockton is a working deep-water seaport: the Stockton Deepwater Ship Channel, completed in 1933, lets ocean vessels sail inland through the Delta, and the port's bulk cargo windows are scheduled in Pacific Time against Pacific Rim sailings.
The city boomed in 1849 as the supply gateway to the southern Gold Rush mines, decades before California's clocks were unified under railroad standard time in 1883.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Stockton in?
Stockton is in the Pacific Time Zone (PT). It observes Pacific Standard Time (PST, UTC−8) in winter and Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7) from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November.
What is the time difference between Stockton and New York?
New York runs 3 hours ahead of Stockton throughout the year, because the two cities adopt daylight saving time on matching dates. Noon in Stockton is 3:00 PM in New York.
Does Stockton observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Clocks move forward one hour at 2:00 AM on the second Sunday of March and back one hour at 2:00 AM on the first Sunday of November. In 2026 the changes fall on March 8 and November 1.