Arizona Time Difference

Most of Arizona stays on MST. Denver matches it in winter and is one hour ahead in summer.

Most of Arizona stays on MST. Denver matches it in winter and is one hour ahead in summer.

In January the first clock is +0 hours versus the second; in July it is -1 hours. Daylight saving on only one side is why those numbers differ.

Live clocks

Arizona — each named card is that city’s own zone. The last card is your timezone — change it to match where you are.

People also ask

Is Arizona 2 or 3 hours behind?

Versus the US East Coast, most of Arizona (Mountain Standard Time year-round) is 3 hours behind in summer and 2 hours behind in winter. Versus California it matches Pacific in summer and is 1 hour ahead in winter.

Is Arizona currently the same time as California?

In summer, yes: Arizona stays on MST (UTC−7), which matches Pacific Daylight Time. In winter California falls back and Arizona is 1 hour ahead of California.

Is Arizona always 1 hour ahead of California?

No. Only in winter. In summer Arizona and California share the same clock.

Does Arizona have two time zones?

Most of the state stays on Mountain Standard Time with no daylight saving. The Navajo Nation in the northeast does use daylight saving, so that corner matches Denver in summer.

The live clock is the same TabClock face as the homepage.