Pacific Standard Time (pst) is used in USA. The IANA timezone identifier is America/Los_Angeles.

Central European Summer Time (cest) is used in France. The IANA timezone identifier is Europe/Paris.

PST to CEST Time Converter

Pacific Standard Time → Central European Summer Time

PST = UTC-7CEST = UTC+2

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BASE

09:00

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00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

CEST (Paris)

France · +9h

18:00

London

United Kingdom · +8h

17:00

New York

USA · +3h

12:00

Tokyo

Japan · +16h

01:00+1 day

Dubai

United Arab Emirates · +11h

20:00

PST (Los Angeles) ↔ CEST (Paris) — time offset

PST (Los Angeles) is 9 hours behind CEST (Paris). When PST (Los Angeles) clocks hit noon, CEST (Paris) reads 21:00.

PST (Los Angeles) is in the America/Los_Angeles timezone. CEST (Paris) is in Europe/Paris. The difference is 9 hours.

Mutual working hours

PST (Los Angeles) and CEST (Paris) have no shared working hours under a standard 9:00–17:00 schedule. One side will always need to join at an off-hour.

When to schedule across time zones

Since PST (Los Angeles) and CEST (Paris) don't share working hours, these are the most practical options available.

07:00 Los Angeles / 16:00 Paris⚡ One side off-hours

⚠️ 2h before working hours in Los Angeles

09:00 Los Angeles / 18:00 Paris⚡ One side off-hours

⚠️ 2h after working hours in Paris

06:00 Los Angeles / 15:00 Paris⚡ One side off-hours

⚠️ 3h before working hours in Los Angeles

Based on standard 09:00–17:00 working hours in each location's local time.

Holiday calendar for both locations

⚡ Both locations have upcoming holidays, check availability before scheduling.

PST (Los Angeles)8 holidays

Jun 19Juneteenth National Independence DaySOON

Jul 3Independence Day

Sep 7Labour Day

Oct 12Columbus Day

Oct 12Indigenous Peoples' Day

CEST (Paris)5 holidays

Jul 14Bastille Day

Aug 15Assumption Day

Nov 1All Saints' Day

Nov 11Armistice Day

Dec 25Christmas Day

Working across PST (Los Angeles) and CEST (Paris)

PST (Los Angeles) (USA) and CEST (Paris) (France) are 9 hours apart — far enough that standard 9–5 schedules do not overlap. Any real-time meeting means someone is joining outside their normal hours.

💡 Best practice for cross-timezone meetings

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When PST (Los Angeles) is at 07:00, CEST (Paris) reads 16:00 — 2h before working hours in Los Angeles.

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When PST (Los Angeles) is at 09:00, CEST (Paris) reads 18:00 — 2h after working hours in Paris.

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When PST (Los Angeles) is at 06:00, CEST (Paris) reads 15:00 — 3h before working hours in Los Angeles.

Since there is no natural overlap, the options above represent the most balanced compromise, minimizing out-of-hours inconvenience for both sides.

DST transitions can silently shift your meeting times by an hour. The ClockinSync Chrome Extension tracks these changes automatically so you never get caught off guard.

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Use the time slider above to find the exact equivalent time for any moment in PST (Los Angeles). The input bar accepts natural language like "3pm", "15:30", or "9am Rome" for instant conversions.

PST (Los Angeles) ↔ CEST (Paris)

No overlap — one side will join outside working hours

PST (Los Angeles)

CEST (Paris)