Hong Kong to Los Angeles time
Los Angeles is 15 hours behind Hong Kong.
Time difference between Hong Kong and Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 15 hours behind Hong Kong. Hong Kong is on Hong Kong Standard Time (UTC+08:00) and Los Angeles is on Pacific Daylight Time (PDT (UTC−07:00)).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 15 hours to 16 hours over the year.
Convert Hong Kong time to Los Angeles time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+08:00 for Hong Kong and UTC−07:00 for Los Angeles. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Los Angeles is behind, so from midnight to 3:00 PM in Hong Kong it is still the previous calendar day in Los Angeles.
| Hong Kong time | Los Angeles time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 3:00 PM (previous day) |
| 9:00 AM | 6:00 PM (previous day) |
| 12:00 PM | 9:00 PM (previous day) |
| 3:00 PM | 12:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 2:00 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 5:00 AM |
Best time to call or meet: Hong Kong and Los Angeles working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in Hong Kong and Los Angeles do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Hong Kong (5:00 PM to 8:00 PM in Los Angeles), which usually means an early start or a late finish for one side.
Weekends, public holidays and local working weeks differ by country, so check those before booking.
Daylight saving time in Hong Kong and Los Angeles
Hong Kong does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.
Los Angeles observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Nov 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM, when clocks go back 1 hour (UTC−07:00 to UTC−08:00).