Current Time in Vancouver

About time in Vancouver

Vancouver made its final spring clock change on March 8, 2026. British Columbia now keeps Pacific time at UTC-7 year-round, using the abbreviation PCT, and will not turn clocks back in November 2026. This changes familiar cross-border comparisons: Vancouver matches Seattle and Los Angeles during their daylight-saving season, but is one hour ahead when those cities return to UTC-8. For recurring calls, keep America/Vancouver in the calendar invitation and check that your device has current time-zone rules.

Source: British Columbia’s permanent daylight-saving announcement and Pacific time naming update. Older browser time-zone data may still show an autumn change; update your browser before scheduling future events.

Vancouver does not make seasonal clock changes under its current rules. Its offset is UTC-7 (year-round since March 2026). The live clock above reads Vancouver's local time directly from the IANA time zone database in your browser, using the rules installed on your device. Keep your browser updated when regional rules change. To plan a call or convert a specific moment, use the timezone converter or meeting planner linked below.

Daylight in Vancouver through 2026

Vancouver sits at about 49.3°N, 123.1°W. The longest day of 2026 is June 18, with 16h 15m between sunrise and sunset. The shortest is December 18, with 8h 11m, a difference of 8 h 4 min. At this mid-latitude, winter evenings are dark early and summer evenings stay light well after a normal working day.

The earliest sunrise of the year comes around June 11 (05:06) and the latest sunset around June 23 (21:22). These are not exactly on the solstice because the sun’s position runs slightly ahead of or behind clock time during the year.

Solar noon, when the sun is highest, falls at about 13:19 local time in late March, 13:14 in late June and 13:10 in late December. In standard time the sun is highest at about 12:13 on average, close to 12:00, so the clock and the sun are well aligned in Vancouver. During daylight saving time everything moves an hour later on the clock.

Local clock times, including daylight saving where it applies. Calculated with the standard sunrise equation for the city centre; terrain and tall buildings can delay the visible sunrise.

Clock changes in Vancouver (2026–2027)

Vancouver changes its clocks once in 2026. On a change night, the local time skips or repeats a block of time, and the gap to other cities shifts unless they change on the same date.

• Sunday, March 8, 2026: at 02:00 clocks go forward one hour to 03:00 (UTC−8 → UTC−7).

Dates come from the IANA time zone database as bundled with this site’s build. Governments occasionally change rules at short notice; see our methodology.