Time in Santa Barbara, California, United States

Santa Barbara currently uses Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), and the time zone offset is UTC-07:00.

What time is it in Santa Barbara?

The current time in Santa Barbara is 4:10 pm (October 23, 2026). The sun rose at 7:10 am and set at 6:16 pm. The length of the day is 11 hours and 6 minutes. Sunrise tomorrow is at 7:11 am, and sunset is at 6:15 pm.

 

 

Sunrise

7:10 am

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Sunset

6:16 pm

Use the slider above to view the day and night map at different times of the day.

Day–night colors on the map:

 Day

 Civil twilight

 Nautical twilight

 Astronomical twilight

 Night

The next time change in Santa Barbara

Clocks in Santa Barbara will move back one hour on the first Sunday in November, with the time change taking place at 2 am on Sunday, November 01, 2026.