From 8 March 2026: UTC -7 / Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) Pacific Time is normally 3 hours behind the time in Buffalo, but because these time zones don't share the same start and end times for daylight saving time, Pacific Time can for a short while be 2 or 4 hours behind the time in Buffalo. The IANA time zone identifier for Pacific Time is America/Los_Angeles. Check the current time in Pacific Standard Time (PST). Convert or compare PST (Pacific Standard Time) with other cities and time zones using the time converter below. In the United States and Canada, this time zone is generically called Pacific Time (PT). Specifically, it is Pacific Standard Time (PST) when observing standard time (Winter), and Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) when observing daylight saving time (Summer). Exact time now, time zone, time difference, sunrise/sunset time and key facts for Pacific Standard Time (PST).