Time Difference Between Karachi and Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 12 hours behind Karachi.
Los Angeles is 12 hours behind Karachi. When it is 9:00 AM in Karachi, it is 9:00 PM the previous day in Los Angeles.
What time is it in Los Angeles?
For a given hour in Karachi, here’s the matching local time in Los Angeles. Highlighted rows fall within Los Angeles’s working hours (9 AM–5 PM) — the easiest times to reach someone.
| Karachi | Los Angeles |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 12:00 PM the previous dayworking hours |
| 3:00 AM | 3:00 PM the previous dayworking hours |
| 6:00 AM | 6:00 PM the previous day |
| 9:00 AM | 9:00 PM the previous day |
| 12:00 PM | 12:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 3:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 6:00 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 9:00 AMworking hours |
How far apart are Karachi and Los Angeles?
Los Angeles (United States) runs 12 hours behind Karachi (Pakistan). In practical terms, the working day in Los Angeles starts while Karachi is already well into the afternoon or evening, which is what makes scheduling between the two take a little planning.
Best time to schedule a call or meeting
Standard working hours in Karachi and Los Angeles barely overlap, so a live call usually means one side joining early in the morning or late in the evening. The least disruptive option is to catch the very start or end of one city’s working day, or to handle things asynchronously.
A note on daylight saving
Los Angeles observes daylight saving but Karachi does not, so the gap between them changes by an hour for part of the year. The 12 hours shown here is the current offset; expect it to shift around the daylight-saving changeovers (typically late March and late October in the Northern Hemisphere).
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Frequently Asked Questions
Los Angeles is 12 hours behind Karachi. When it is 9:00 AM in Karachi, it is 9:00 PM the previous day in Los Angeles.