Melbourne ↔ San Diego
Best Time to Call
Excellent overlap! The best window to call is between 9:00 and 12:00 (Melbourne time).
Sync Melbourne and San Diego easily. Melbourne is 19 hours ahead of San Diego. Excellent overlap! The best window to call is between 9:00 and 12:00 (Melbourne time).
Upcoming Time Change
- New York City clocks forward 1h in 10 days Mar 08
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Meeting Optimizer
Sync Score
6/10
-12h Current Time +12h
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Tokyo
18:30 GMT+9
Personal
Outside Business Hours🌍
New York City
04:30 EST
Sleeping
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London
09:30 GMT
Working
Synchronization Context
Operating on opposite sides of the clock, these cities have virtually no overlapping business hours. Expect a 24-hour turnaround for most communications.
Melbourne Business Pulse
- Culture Professional but relaxed. Known for a strong coffee culture and sports-related networking.
- Lunch Break 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM.
- Pro Tip The best time for calls is 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Australians are generally informal but professional; starting with "How's it going?" is standard. Melbourne is the coffee capital; if you're on a video call, don't be surprised if your contact is in a café.
San Diego Business Pulse
- Culture Professional, casual, and focused on biotech and innovation.
- Lunch Break 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM.
- Pro Tip Best reached between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM. Like much of the US West Coast, the culture is casual-professional. Biotech and defense are major industries; expect technical competence to be highly valued. Punctuality is respected, even in a more relaxed atmosphere.
Quick Comparison
| Feature | Melbourne | San Diego |
|---|---|---|
| Timezone | Australia/Melbourne | America/Los_Angeles |
| Country | Australia | USA |
| Coordinates | -37.81, 144.96 | 32.72, -117.16 |
| Population | 5,235,000 | 1,386,000 |