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Houston×San Diego

United States · US
Houston
—:—
America/Chicago·
DST active
United States · US
San Diego
—:—
America/Los_Angeles·
DST active

Houston is 2 hours behind San Diego. Scrub a time, meet in the overlap, ship the invite — before the kettle boils.

◊ at a glance

Three numbers. The ones that decide the meeting.

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Difference
2h behind
Houston vs San Diego
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Overlap
6h
Business hours 09:00 – 17:00
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UTC offsets
GMT-5 / GMT-7
CDT · PDT
04
Flight
2h 58m
2,094 km · great-circle, non-stop cruise
◊ the overlap

When the world meets at work.

24-hour overlap
6h shared · 11:00 – 17:00 Houston
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Scrub a meeting time14:00 Houston
Same moment in San Diego12:00 San Diego
◊ hour by hour

Read the day in both zones.

Share this meeting
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14:00 Houston12:00 San Diego
Full 24-hour reference
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09:00Houston only
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◊ common questions

Quick answers. Before you book the call.

What's the time difference between Houston and San Diego?

Houston is 2 hours behind San Diego. Houston runs on GMT-5 and San Diego on GMT-7. The gap can shift by an hour when either side enters or leaves daylight saving — the live clocks above always reflect the current offset.

When's the best time to schedule a meeting?

There are 6 hours where both cities are inside a 09:00–17:00 workday. Aim for the middle of that window so neither side is starting or closing out.

Does daylight saving time change the difference?

Yes, if either city observes DST. When one side shifts and the other doesn't, the gap changes by one hour. The DST badges under each clock show whether each zone is currently shifted and when the next transition lands.

How far is Houston from San Diego?

About 2,094 km as the crow flies (great-circle distance). A non-stop commercial flight cruises that in roughly 2h 58m, not counting airport time, winds, or routing around restricted airspace.

Can I send this meeting time as a calendar invite?

Yes. Pick a time on the slider above, open the meeting card, customize the title and duration, then download the .ics file. It imports cleanly into Google Calendar, Outlook, and Apple Calendar with the correct timezone attached.

◊ keep going

One pair down. 299 cities to go.

Every pair in 300 cities runs the same clocks, the same overlap, the same one-click invite. Pick another.

HOUSTON · America/Chicago
GMT-5 · 29.76°, -95.37°

SAN DIEGO · America/Los_Angeles
GMT-7 · 32.72°, -117.16°

6h shared · 2h behind