Los Angeles time to Rome time
Rome is 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles all year (Los Angeles GMT-7/UTC−07:00 in summer; Rome CEST/UTC+02:00). Enter a Los Angeles time below to convert it, or leave it blank to see the current time in both cities.
How to use the Los Angeles to Rome time
- Type a Los Angeles time (24-hour) and optionally a date, or leave blank for now.
- Click Convert.
- Read the Rome time and the working-hours table.
Time difference between Los Angeles and Rome
Rome is 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles all year. Both Los Angeles and Rome observe daylight saving time, but they change clocks on different dates, so for a few weeks each spring and autumn the difference shifts by an hour. Los Angeles uses America/Los Angeles time (UTC−08:00 in January, UTC−07:00 in July); Rome uses Europe/Rome (UTC+01:00 in January, UTC+02:00 in July).
Working week in Los Angeles and Rome
Los Angeles: Office hours 09:00–17:00, weekend Saturday–Sunday. Pacific Time: PDT (UTC−7) from mid-March to early November, otherwise PST (UTC−8). Three hours behind New York all year.
Rome: Central European Time. Office hours 09:00–18:00 with a long lunch; August is largely a holiday month.
Quick conversion table (summer difference)
| Los Angeles | Rome |
|---|---|
| 08:00 | 17:00 |
| 09:00 | 18:00 |
| 10:00 | 19:00 |
| 12:00 | 21:00 |
| 14:00 | 23:00 |
| 16:00 | 01:00 (next day) |
| 18:00 | 03:00 (next day) |
| 20:00 | 05:00 (next day) |
| 22:00 | 07:00 (next day) |
Table uses the July difference; the tool above applies the exact rule for any date.
Best time to call between Los Angeles and Rome
Within normal office hours (09:00–18:00) in both cities: no overlap within 09:00–18:00; one side must take an early or late call. For a compromise outside that window, the fairest slots are the ones nearest each side's start or end of day, alternating who takes the inconvenient hour.
Reverse
Need the other direction? See Rome to Los Angeles, or the general time zone converter.
Frequently asked questions
How many hours ahead is Rome from Los Angeles?
Rome is 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles all year.
When it is 12:00 noon in Los Angeles, what time is it in Rome?
21:00 in summer (); use the tool for a specific date.
Does the converter handle daylight saving?
Yes, for the exact date you enter, using the IANA time-zone rules in your browser.
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Last updated 2026-09-23.