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Time in El Cerrito, California, United States now

18:44:25

Thursday, 1 October, 2026, week 40

World Vegetarian Day / International Day of Older Persons / National Day of China / Independence Day of Nigeria

Sun: ↑ 07:05 ↓ 18:52 (11h 47m) - More info - Make El Cerrito time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for El Cerrito

UTC -7

Pacific Time (PT)
now 3 hours behind New York

From 1 November 2026: UTC -8 / Pacific Standard Time (PST)
The time in El Cerrito can be either 2, 3 or 4 hours behind the time in New York, depending on the time of the year.
The IANA time zone identifier for El Cerrito is America/Los_Angeles.

Sunday March 8 2026

Latest change: Summer time started

Switched to UTC -7 / Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00 to 03:00 local time.

Sunday November 1 2026

Next change: Winter time starts

Switching to UTC -8 / Pacific Standard Time (PST).
The time will be set back one hour from 02:00 to 01:00 local time.

Time difference
from El Cerrito

Los Angeles	0
Chicago	+2 hours
New York	+3 hours
Toronto	+3 hours
São Paulo	+4 hours
UTC	+7 hours
Lagos	+8 hours
London	+8 hours
Johannesburg	+9 hours
Paris	+9 hours
Zurich	+9 hours
Cairo	+10 hours
Istanbul	+10 hours
Moscow	+10 hours
Dubai	+11 hours
Mumbai	+12.5 hours
Hong Kong	+15 hours
Shanghai	+15 hours
Singapore	+15 hours
Tokyo	+16 hours
Sydney	+17 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for El Cerrito

Sunrise: 07:05
Sunset: 18:52
Day length: 11h 47m
Solar noon: 12:59
The current local time in El Cerrito is 59 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

El Cerrito on the map

Location: California, United States
Latitude: 37.916. Longitude: -122.312
Population: 24,000
Elevation: 21 m

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Best restaurants in El Cerrito

#1 Tasty Sichuan - Vegetarian options food
#2 El Mono Fresh Flavors of Peru - Peruvian and latin american food
#3 MUGUNGHWA Korean Restaurant - Korean and soups food

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Restaurants in El Cerrito