What time is it in Imperial, California?

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

Imperial sits at 32.84°N, 115.57°W. For sunrise and sunset there — which do depend on exactly where it is, unlike the clock — see sunrise and sunset in Imperial.

The clock says the same thing everywhere in Pacific Daylight Time, but the sun does not. Over Imperial it is highest at 12:33 pm today — 33 minutes after clock noon.

At 115.6°W, Imperial sits comfortably inside its zone. Daylight saving adds another hour on top until the clocks change.

Today runs 12 hours 2 minutes in Imperial, and the day is getting shorter by 2 minutes a day. Across the year it swings 4 hours 20 minutes, from 14 hours 19 minutes at the June solstice down to 9 hours 59 minutes in December.

At 32.8°N that puts Imperial between Kailua at 2 hours 22 minutes and Fairbanks at 18 hours 9 minutes.