Is it more correct to say Pacific Standard Time or Pacific Daylight Time?

Answer 1

The answer would depend on whether it is during the observation of daylight savings time or not. When the clocks spring ahead 1 hour in the spring, you begin to use PDT (Pacific Daylight Time). When the clocks fall back an hour in the fall daylight savings time is over and then you begin to use PST (Pacific Standard Time).

Answer 2

It is more correct to say Pacific Daylight Time when daylight saving time is in effect, typically from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November. Outside of daylight saving time, it is correct to say Pacific Standard Time.