Downtown Vancouver time zone
Time zone14 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to UTC-7 (UTC-7) - in 123 days
Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.
Canada has 10 distinct time zone rule groups. Downtown Vancouver uses Pacific Standard Time.
- UTC-5 · UTC-5Ontario, QuebecUses daylight saving time
- UTC-3:30 · UTC-3:30Newfoundland and LabradorUses daylight saving time
- UTC-4 · UTC-4Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward IslandUses daylight saving time
- UTC-4 · UTC-4America/Blanc-SablonNo daylight saving time
- UTC-6 · UTC-6Manitoba, OntarioUses daylight saving time
- UTC-5 · UTC-5America/AtikokanNo daylight saving time
- UTC-6 · UTC-6SaskatchewanNo daylight saving time
- UTC-7 · UTC-7Alberta, Northwest Territories, British ColumbiaUses daylight saving time
- UTC-7 · UTC-7Yukon, British ColumbiaNo daylight saving time
- UTC-8 · UTC-8British ColumbiaUses daylight saving time
Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.
Time difference from Downtown Vancouver
Time differenceSun in Downtown Vancouver today
Daylight9h 19m today - 6h 56m less than the longest day and 1h 8m more than the shortest day.
Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.
About Downtown Vancouver
City facts- ⌖Region
- British Columbia
- ◉Population
- 62,030
- ☎Dialing code
- ¤Currency
- CAD · Dollar
Public holidays in British Columbia
HolidaysRemembrance Day
Wednesday · today
BCChristmas Day
Friday · in 44 days
Nationallong weekendNew Year’s Day
Friday · in 51 days
Nationallong weekendFamily Day
Monday · in 96 days
BClong weekendGood Friday
Friday · in 135 days
Nationallong weekend
Airports near Downtown Vancouver
Airports- YVR
↑ 11 km south-west
Same local time - YCD
↑ 60 km south-west
Same local time - YXX
↑ 62 km south-east
Same local time
Same time zone rules
Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.
Same UTC offset right now









Calgary672 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules 
Edmonton819 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules
Common questions
Quick answers- 01What time zone is Downtown Vancouver in?
- Downtown Vancouver is in Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8/UTC-7), America/Vancouver. Standard time is UTC-8.
- 02Does Downtown Vancouver use daylight saving time?
- Yes. Downtown Vancouver changes between UTC-8 and UTC-7 during the year.
- 03What is the time difference between Downtown Vancouver and UTC?
- Downtown Vancouver is UTC-8 in standard time and UTC-7 during daylight saving time.
Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.