United States · PDT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Tacoma, United States runs on UTC−7. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−8 in winter, UTC−7 in summer. Next change: 2 Nov. There is a 3-hour difference between Tacoma and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 6 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–15:00 in Tacoma lines up with 12:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 8-hour difference between Tacoma and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 1 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–10:00 in Tacoma lines up with 17:00–18:00 in London. There is a 16-hour difference between Tacoma and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 1 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 17:00–18:00 in Tacoma lines up with 09:00–10:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Vancouver, Los Angeles, Phoenix. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Tacoma.
Practical Info
Tacoma (United States) is home to roughly 220K people. Today brings about 16.0 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:12, sunset at 21:12. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−8 in winter, UTC−7 in summer. Next change: 2 Nov. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 47° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
United States
Capital
Washington, D.C.
Continent
North America
Time Zone
PDT · America/Los_Angeles
Coordinates
47.25°N, 122.44°W
Currency
USD ($)
Calling Code
+1
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English
Measurement System
Imperial
Did You Know?
The original Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed on 7 November 1940, four months after opening, twisting apart in a 65 km/h wind. The film of it is shown in engineering courses worldwide as a lesson in aeroelastic flutter.
The clock: Tacoma keeps Pacific Time. Its Museum of Glass sits beside a bridge of glass by Dale Chihuly, who is from the city.
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