Time in Santa Barbara and Boston
The time difference between Santa Barbara, California, and Boston, Massachusetts, is 3 hours. Boston is 3 hours ahead of Santa Barbara.
This means 9am in Santa Barbara is 12pm in Boston and 5pm in Santa Barbara is 8pm in Boston.
Santa Barbara
- The current local time in Santa Barbara is 10:25 pm (June 22, 2026)
- Santa Barbara is in the Pacific Daylight Time Zone
- The time zone offset for Santa Barbara, United States, is UTC-07:00
Boston
- The current local time in Boston is 1:25 am (June 22, 2026)
- Boston is in the Eastern Daylight Time Zone
- The time zone offset for Boston, United States, is UTC-04:00
How to convert Santa Barbara time to Boston time?
Add 3 hours to Santa Barbara time to get Boston time.
Time in Santa Barbara
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Time in Boston
00:00
Use the slider above to convert Santa Barbara time to Boston time and view the day and night map at different times.
Day–night colors on the map:
Day
Civil twilight
Nautical twilight
Astronomical twilight
NightTime Conversion Chart
| Santa Barbara | Boston |
|---|---|
| 12am | 3am |
| 1am | 4am |
| 2am | 5am |
| 3am | 6am |
| 4am | 7am |
| 5am | 8am |
| 6am | 9am |
| 7am | 10am |
| 8am | 11am |
| 9am | 12pm |
| 10am | 1pm |
| 11am | 2pm |
| 12pm | 3pm |
| 1pm | 4pm |
| 2pm | 5pm |
| 3pm | 6pm |
| 4pm | 7pm |
| 5pm | 8pm |
| 6pm | 9pm |
| 7pm | 10pm |
| 8pm | 11pm |
| 9pm | 12am |
| 10pm | 1am |
| 11pm | 2am |
Time difference from Santa Barbara (UTC-07:00)
-3 hours
+1 hour
-3 hours
+2 hours
+1 hour
+1 hour
+1 hour
+3 hours
+2 hours