Love Taps / Time zones / Los Angeles and Miami
Time difference between Los Angeles and Miami
Miami is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles. From November 1, 2026: Miami is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
| Los Angeles | United States · America/Los_Angeles · UTC−7 |
|---|---|
| Miami | United States · America/New_York · UTC−4 |
| Difference now | Miami is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles |
| Distance | 2,336 miles (3,759 km) |
Daylight saving changes in the next 12 months
| Period | Difference |
|---|---|
| Until November 1, 2026 | Miami is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles |
| November 1, 2026 – March 14, 2027 | Miami is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles |
| From March 14, 2027 | Miami is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles |
Los Angeles observes daylight saving time. Miami observes it. Dates are the local dates on which each change takes effect.
Best times to call
Both awake
Hours when it is between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm in both cities:
- 8:00 am – 8:00 pm in Los Angeles = 11:00 am – 11:00 pm in Miami · 12 hours
Outside working hours on workdays
Hours when both cities are awake and neither is between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm:
- 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm in Los Angeles = 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm in Miami · 3 hours
Good morning and goodnight
- 8:00 am in Los Angeles is 11:00 am in Miami.
- 10:00 pm in Los Angeles is 1:00 am in Miami the next day.
- 8:00 am in Miami is 5:00 am in Los Angeles.
A message sent at one person's bedtime often lands during the other's day. Love Taps has Good morning and Goodnight moods for this: one tap, no reply expected.
Hour by hour
Current offsets. Highlighted rows are hours when both cities are between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm.
| Los Angeles | Miami | 8 am – 11 pm |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 3:00 am | Both asleep |
| 1:00 am | 4:00 am | Both asleep |
| 2:00 am | 5:00 am | Both asleep |
| 3:00 am | 6:00 am | Both asleep |
| 4:00 am | 7:00 am | Both asleep |
| 5:00 am | 8:00 am | Los Angeles asleep |
| 6:00 am | 9:00 am | Los Angeles asleep |
| 7:00 am | 10:00 am | Los Angeles asleep |
| 8:00 am | 11:00 am | Both awake |
| 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | Both awake |
| 10:00 am | 1:00 pm | Both awake |
| 11:00 am | 2:00 pm | Both awake |
| 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | Both awake |
| 1:00 pm | 4:00 pm | Both awake |
| 2:00 pm | 5:00 pm | Both awake |
| 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | Both awake |
| 4:00 pm | 7:00 pm | Both awake |
| 5:00 pm | 8:00 pm | Both awake |
| 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm | Both awake |
| 7:00 pm | 10:00 pm | Both awake |
| 8:00 pm | 11:00 pm | Miami asleep |
| 9:00 pm | 12:00 am +1 day | Miami asleep |
| 10:00 pm | 1:00 am +1 day | Miami asleep |
| 11:00 pm | 2:00 am +1 day | Both asleep |
Other long-distance pairs
- New York and Los Angeles · 3 hours
- Chicago and Los Angeles · 2 hours
- Los Angeles and Seattle · 0 hours
- Los Angeles and Dallas · 2 hours
- Los Angeles and Houston · 2 hours
- Los Angeles and Denver · 1 hour
- Los Angeles and Phoenix · 0 hours
- Los Angeles and Atlanta · 3 hours
More: long-distance relationship ideas · holiday countdowns · all time differences
Computed October 9, 2026. Love Taps reference pages.