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Time in Bakersfield, California, United States now

07:38:27PM

Saturday, 23 May, 2026, week 21

International Day to End Obstetric Fistula / World Synth Day

Sun: ↑ 05:46AM ↓ 08:00PM (14h 14m) - More info - Make Bakersfield time default - Add to favourite locations

Time zone info for Bakersfield

UTC -7

Pacific Time (PT)
now 3 hours behind New York

From 1 November 2026: UTC -8 / Pacific Standard Time (PST)
The IANA time zone identifier for Bakersfield 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 02:00AM to 03:00AM 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 02:00AM to 01:00AM local time.

Time difference
from Bakersfield

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 Bakersfield

Sunrise: 05:46AM
Sunset: 08:00PM
Day length: 14h 14m
Solar noon: 12:53PM
The current local time in Bakersfield is 53 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Bakersfield on the map

Location: California, United States
Latitude: 35.37. Longitude: -119.02
Population: 374,000
Elevation: 120 m

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Best restaurants in Bakersfield

#1 Hon Ramen - Ramen and sushi food
#2 P.F. Chang's - Chinese and asian food
#3 Saffron Indian Food & Bar - Indian and vegetarian options food

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