Current Time in Montréal, Canada — EST
Montréal, Canada
12:48:40 PMThursday, November 5, 2026
Quick answer
The current time in Montréal, Canada is 12:48 PM on Thursday, November 5, 2026. Montréal is on standard time, EST (UTC-05:00); clocks go forward on 14 March 2027.
Pronunciation
Time facts about Montréal
- A 1932 Royal Astronomical Society of Canada survey listed Montreal among the Quebec municipalities using daylight saving time in 1930, before province-wide rules.Source: IANA tz database
- Quebec's Legal Time Act (CQLR c T-5.1) keeps most of the province, including Montreal, on Eastern time, while the Îles-de-la-Madeleine use Atlantic time.Source: IANA tz database
- Quebec still changes clocks twice a year and has not moved to permanent daylight time, a condition of Ontario’s 2020 law.Source: globalnews.ca
- Since Manitoba stopped changing clocks in 2026, Winnipeg matches Montreal from November to March and is one hour behind from March to November.Source: IANA tz database
- Canadian French formats time on a 24-hour clock with an 'h' separator, for example 15 h 30.Source: cldr.unicode.org
Time zone and daylight saving time in Montréal
- Time zone (IANA)
- America/Toronto
- Current offset
- EST (UTC-05:00)
- Daylight saving
- Standard time
- Offsets in the next 12 months
- UTC-05:00 and UTC-04:00
Next clock change: On Sunday 14 March 2027 at 02:00 local time, clocks go forward 1 hour to 03:00, from EST (UTC-05:00) to EDT (UTC-04:00).
Sun & twilight
Today
Sunrise
06:39 AM
Sunset
04:36 PM
Day length
9h 57m
Solar noon (sun highest): 11:37 AM
Daylight on the solstices
- December solstice (December 21, 2026)
- 8h 42m
- June solstice (June 21, 2027)
- 15h 41m
Time difference and working-hours overlap
Today's values; working day 09:00–17:00 in both places.
| City | Local time | Difference | Their 09:00–17:00 in Montréal | Overlap with Montréal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:48 | −3 h | 12:00–20:00 | 5 h (12:00–17:00) |
| Chicago | 11:48 | −1 h | 10:00–18:00 | 7 h (10:00–17:00) |
| Mexico City | 11:48 | −1 h | 10:00–18:00 | 7 h (10:00–17:00) |
| New York | 12:48 | 0 h | 09:00–17:00 | 8 h (09:00–17:00) |
| London | 17:48 | +5 h | 04:00–12:00 | 3 h (09:00–12:00) |
| Paris | 18:48 | +6 h | 03:00–11:00 | 2 h (09:00–11:00) |
Upcoming public holidays in Montréal
In 50 days
Christmas Day
Fri, Dec 25, 2026
PublicIn 57 days
New Year's Day
Fri, Jan 1, 2027
PublicIn 141 days
Good Friday
Fri, Mar 26, 2027
Public
Airports near Montréal
- Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport YUL13 km straight-line
- Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport YOW164 km straight-line
- Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport YQB221 km straight-line
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Montréal observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. On Sunday 14 March 2027 at 02:00 local time, clocks go forward 1 hour to 03:00, from EST (UTC-05:00) to EDT (UTC-04:00).
- What is the time difference between Montréal and London?
- London is 5 hours ahead of Montréal right now. During the year the gap varies between 4 hours and 5 hours, because the two cities change their clocks on different dates.
- When is the next public holiday in Montréal?
- Christmas Day, on Friday 25 December 2026.
- When do working hours in Montréal overlap with New York and London?
- New York's 09:00–17:00 overlaps Montréal's for 8 hours today (09:00–17:00 Montréal time); London's 09:00–17:00 overlaps Montréal's for 3 hours today (09:00–12:00 Montréal time).
Related pages
Time in other cities, compared with Montréal
Sources
Time zone rules: IANA tz database, applied when the page is generated; the clock runs in your browser. Sun times: NOAA solar equations at 45.51°N, 73.59°W (GeoNames). Holidays: Nager.Date. Airports: OurAirports. About our sources.