Time in Manitoba now
7:13AMEST
ESTUTC−5+0 h vs New York (you)America/Winnipeg
No clock changes: Manitoba stays on EST (UTC−5) all year.
Time zone in Manitoba
All of Manitoba keeps the same time: Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−5) all year.
That is the summer offset Manitoba kept when it stopped changing its clocks in 2026. tzdata has written it as EST since November 1, 2026, the abbreviation used elsewhere in North America for UTC−5 all year; before that, the same offset was CDT.
Winnipeg lies at 97.1° west, where mean solar time is UTC−6:29 (four minutes per degree of longitude). The clocks run 1 h 29 min ahead of the sun, so on average the sun is highest at about 1:29 PM. A gap of an hour or more means late sunrises and long evenings.
Daylight saving time in Manitoba
No, not any more. Manitoba’s last clock change was on Sunday, March 8, 2026, when clocks went forward to UTC−5 and then stayed there instead of going back in the autumn. The current tzdata release (2026f) lists no further changes, so Manitoba now keeps EST (UTC−5) all year.
tzdata also changed the abbreviation on November 1, 2026 (for example from PDT to MST) without moving the clocks. Older phones and browsers that have not received the 2026 tzdata update may still show the old abbreviation or, worse, fall back an hour: the clock on this page uses our own copy of tzdata and is not affected.
Clock history of Manitoba
Manitoba has kept the same clocks as Winnipeg since at least 1970: tzdata records both under America/Winnipeg. Clocks have moved for daylight saving time every year since 1970. Changes of the winter (standard) offset since 1970: Sunday, March 8, 2026, from UTC−6 to UTC−5. Before 1970 local practice could differ from Winnipeg’s, and tzdata does not track it separately; the year-by-year table, which starts with Winnipeg’s local mean time, is on the America/Winnipeg page.
Convert Manitoba time
Time difference between Manitoba and major cities
| City | Local time now | Manitoba vs city now | January | July | Office overlap Jan / Jul |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 7:13 AM Tue, Nov 3 | +0 h | 0 h | −1 h | 8 h / 7 h |
| Los Angeles | 4:13 AM Tue, Nov 3 | +3 h | +3 h | +2 h | 5 h / 6 h |
| London | 12:13 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −5 h | −5 h | −6 h | 3 h / 2 h |
| Berlin | 1:13 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −6 h | −6 h | −7 h | 2 h / 1 h |
| Dubai | 4:13 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −9 h | −9 h | −9 h | none / none |
| New Delhi | 5:43 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −10 h 30 min | −10 h 30 min | −10 h 30 min | none / none |
| Singapore | 8:13 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −13 h | −13 h | −13 h | none / none |
| Beijing | 8:13 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −13 h | −13 h | −13 h | none / none |
| Tokyo | 9:13 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −14 h | −14 h | −14 h | none / none |
Office hours and calls
With JavaScript on, this line shows how Manitoba’s office hours overlap yours today.
Neighbouring time zones
The nearest large cities on a different clock, with the straight-line distance from Manitoba and the difference now.
| City | Distance | Time now | Their clock vs here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago United States | 1,160 km | 6:13 AM CST | −1 h |
| Edmonton Canada | 1,190 km | 6:13 AM CST | −1 h |
| Toronto Canada | 1,510 km | 7:13 AM EST | +0 h |
| Ciudad Juárez Mexico | 2,160 km | 5:13 AM MST | −2 h |
| Phoenix United States | 2,200 km | 5:13 AM MST | −2 h |
| Mexicali Mexico | 2,440 km | 4:13 AM PST | −3 h |
Same clock as Manitoba
These places keep exactly the same time as Manitoba all year under the current rules (zones America/Bogota, America/Cancun, America/Eirunepe, America/Guayaquil, America/Jamaica and 3 more).
Manitoba at a glance
- CountryCanada
- Time zone IDAmerica/Winnipeg
- Standard timeEST (UTC−5)
- Daylight saving timenone
- Calling code+1