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Time in Taipei and San Francisco

The time difference between Taipei and San Francisco, California, is 16 hours. San Francisco is 16 hours behind Taipei.

This means 9am in Taipei is 5pm in San Francisco (previous day) and 5pm in Taipei is 1am in San Francisco.

Taipei

  • The current local time in Taipei is 2:02 pm (November 13, 2026)
  • Taipei is in the China Standard Time Zone
  • The time zone offset for Taipei, Taiwan, is UTC+08:00

San Francisco

  • The current local time in San Francisco is 10:02 pm (November 13, 2026)
  • San Francisco is in the Pacific Standard Time Zone
  • The time zone offset for San Francisco, United States, is UTC-08:00

How to convert Taipei time to San Francisco time?

Subtract 16 hours from Taipei time to get San Francisco time.

Time in Taipei

00:00

Time in San Francisco

00:00

Use the slider above to convert Taipei time to San Francisco time and view the day and night map at different times.

Day–night colors on the map:
Day colors Day
Civil twilight colors Civil twilight
Nautical twilight colors Nautical twilight
Astronomical twilight colors Astronomical twilight
Night colors Night

Time Conversion Chart

TaipeiSan Francisco
12am8am
1am9am
2am10am
3am11am
4am12pm
5am1pm
6am2pm
7am3pm
8am4pm
9am5pm
10am6pm
11am7pm
12pm8pm
1pm9pm
2pm10pm
3pm11pm
4pm12am
5pm1am
6pm2am
7pm3am
8pm4am
9pm5am
10pm6am
11pm7am

Time difference from Taipei (UTC+08:00)

-16 hours
-16 hours
-13 hours
+1 hour
-1 hour
-18 hours
+1 hour
-17 hours
+1 hour
+3 hours