What time is it in Carlsbad, California?

Carlsbad is currently on daylight saving time. The next change is Sunday, November 1, 2026, when 2:00 am becomes 1:00 am local time.

Carlsbad sits at 33.13°N, 117.28°W. For sunrise and sunset there — which do depend on exactly where it is, unlike the clock — see sunrise and sunset in Carlsbad.

The clock says the same thing everywhere in Pacific Daylight Time, but the sun does not. Over Carlsbad it is highest at 12:40 pm today — 40 minutes after clock noon.

At 117.3°W, Carlsbad sits comfortably inside its zone. Daylight saving adds another hour on top until the clocks change.

Today runs 12 hours 2 minutes in Carlsbad, and the day is getting shorter by 2 minutes a day. Across the year it swings 4 hours 23 minutes, from 14 hours 21 minutes at the June solstice down to 9 hours 58 minutes in December.

At 33.1°N that puts Carlsbad between Kailua at 2 hours 22 minutes and Fairbanks at 18 hours 9 minutes.