Current time in Vancouver
Live local time, date and time zone information for Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Current time in Vancouver
07:12:21
America/Vancouver · UTC-07:00
Time zone in Vancouver
Vancouver is in British Columbia, Canada and uses the America/Vancouver time zone. Vancouver observes daylight saving time. It uses Pacific Standard Time (UTC-08:00) in the standard-time part of the year and Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-07:00) during summer time.
Sunrise and sunset in Vancouver
Sun and clock in Vancouver
Vancouver sits almost exactly on the meridian its time zone is built around, so the clock and the sun agree here about as closely as they do anywhere: averaged over the year, solar noon falls at 12:12 by the standard clock, within 12 minutes of twelve. Summer time moves that an hour later still, to about 13:12.
Daylight through the year in Vancouver
At 49.3°N latitude, Vancouver sees its longest day around the June solstice, when the sun is above the horizon for about 16 h 15 m. The shortest day comes six months later at roughly 8 h 11 m, a swing of about 8 h 4 m between midsummer and midwinter.
Mid-latitude cities like Vancouver get the full seasonal cycle, with the longest and shortest days 8 h 4 m apart.
On the June solstice the sun rises in Vancouver at about 05:06 and sets at about 21:21; on the December solstice it rises at about 09:05 and sets at about 17:15.
When the clocks change in Vancouver
Vancouver does not change its clocks. The offset stays at UTC-08:00 every day of the year, so a time arranged here means the same thing in January as it does in July. That makes Vancouver a straightforward place to schedule against — there is no window in the calendar where a recurring meeting quietly shifts by an hour.
Of the cities compared further down this page, New York, London and Sydney do change their clocks, so their difference from Vancouver moves by an hour twice a year; Dubai, New Delhi, Singapore and Tokyo do not, so those differences never change.
Calling Vancouver from another time zone
A working day of roughly 09:00 to 17:00 in Vancouver corresponds to 17:00–01:00 UTC. To find the equivalent window where you are, add your own offset to those hours: somewhere on UTC+00:00 would be looking at 17:00–01:00.
Taking a working day as 09:00 to 17:00 in each place:
- New York’s working day overlaps with Vancouver’s for 5 hours, from 09:00 to 14:00 Vancouver time.
- London has no overlap at all: when it is 09:00 there, it is already 01:00 in Vancouver, so a call means an early start or a late finish for someone.
- Tokyo has no overlap at all: when it is 09:00 there, it is already 17:00 in Vancouver, so a call means an early start or a late finish for someone.
These windows use the offsets in force on 2026-10-09; where one side observes daylight saving and the other does not, they move by an hour twice a year.
Time difference from your location
Vancouver is currently on UTC-07:00. Once the page has loaded, this section compares it with the time zone your browser reports.
Vancouver compared with other cities
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Nearby cities
Vancouver is the only place in this directory on America/Vancouver; the nearby cities listed below all keep different zones. The nearest listed city on a different zone identifier is Seattle, about 200 km away on America/Los_Angeles, which shows the same clock time as Vancouver today.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database release 2026c, applied when this page was generated on 2026-10-09. Sun times: NOAA solar equations for 49.28°N, 123.12°W, flat horizon at sea level.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Vancouver in?
Vancouver uses the America/Vancouver time zone — Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00, moving to Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-07:00) during summer time.
Does Vancouver use daylight saving time?
Vancouver observes daylight saving time. It uses Pacific Standard Time (UTC-08:00) in the standard-time part of the year and Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-07:00) during summer time.
What is the UTC offset for Vancouver?
The standard offset is UTC-08:00, and UTC-07:00 while summer time is in effect. The clock at the top of this page shows the offset that applies right now.
What is the time difference between Vancouver and my location?
The section above compares Vancouver with your own time zone as detected by your browser, and the table lists the difference against major cities worldwide.