Los Angeles is 9 hours behind Switzerland. When it's noon in Los Angeles, it's 21:00 in Switzerland.
Los Angeles runs on America/Los_Angeles; Switzerland runs on Europe/Zurich. Together they are 9 hours apart.
Shared working hours
There is no business hours overlap between Los Angeles and Switzerland during standard working hours (9:00–17:00). Meetings would require one party to work outside normal hours.
Best call times between these locations
Los Angeles and Switzerland have no shared working window. These slots minimize out-of-hours disruption for both sides.
07:00 Los Angeles / 16:00 Zürich⚡ One side off-hours
⚠️ 2h before working hours in Los Angeles
09:00 Los Angeles / 18:00 Zürich⚡ One side off-hours
⚠️ 2h after working hours in Zürich
06:00 Los Angeles / 15:00 Zürich⚡ One side off-hours
⚠️ 3h before working hours in Los Angeles
Working hours defined as 09:00–17:00 local time for each location.
Public holidays this year
⚡ Upcoming holidays in both locations, confirm with your contact before booking.
Los Angeles6 holidays
Sep 7Labour Day
Oct 12Columbus Day
Oct 12Indigenous Peoples' Day
Nov 11Veterans Day
Nov 26Thanksgiving Day
Switzerland14 holidays
Aug 1Swiss National DaySOON
Aug 15Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Aug 15Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Sep 10Geneva Prayday
Sep 20Federal Day of Thanksgiving
Los Angeles and Switzerland — practical scheduling
A 9-hour difference separates Los Angeles (USA) and Switzerland (Switzerland) — wide enough that standard business hours don't align at all. Scheduling requires deliberate compromise from both sides.
💡 Practical scheduling guidelines
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A 07:00 meeting in Los Angeles means 16:00 in Switzerland (2h before working hours in Los Angeles).
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A 09:00 meeting in Los Angeles means 18:00 in Switzerland (2h after working hours in Zürich).
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A 06:00 meeting in Los Angeles means 15:00 in Switzerland (3h before working hours in Los Angeles).
With no shared business hours, these slots distribute the scheduling burden as evenly as possible between both locations.
Avoid scheduling mistakes — especially around daylight saving changes. Use the ClockinSync Chrome Extension to instantly verify and compare both time zones directly in your browser, without manual calculations.
Need a specific time? Use the slider or type directly into the input bar — it understands "3pm", "15:30", and location-specific formats like "9am Los Angeles".
