Time in Montréal now

7:59AMEST

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

ESTUTC−5+0 h vs New York (you)America/Toronto

Next clock change: Sunday, March 14, 2027: at 2:00 AM clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 AM (EDT, UTC−4)
Next clock change: Sunday, November 7, 2027: at 2:00 AM clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 AM (EST, UTC−5)

Clock rules in Montréal

Montréal keeps EST (UTC−5) in winter and EDT (UTC−4) in summer, the clock of most of Quebec. Not all of Quebec is on it: AST (UTC−4) all year in the area tzdata describes as “AST - QC (Lower North Shore)”. tzdata describes Montréal’s zone, America/Toronto, as “Eastern - ON & QC (most areas)”.

Local mean solar time at 73.59° W is UTC−4:54, so standard time runs 6 min behind the sun: it is highest at about 11:54 AM (an hour later in summer). That is 8 min earlier than in Ottawa, on the same clock.

Montréal has kept the same clocks as Toronto since at least 1970; the zone’s rules, coming changes and history are on the America/Toronto page.

Time difference from Montréal

Place	Why listed	Local time now	Their clock vs Montréal	January	July
Ottawa	Capital · 160 km	7:59 AM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	0 h
Calgary	Elsewhere in Canada · 3,020 km	6:59 AM Tue, Nov 3	−1 h	−1 h	−2 h
Winnipeg	Elsewhere in Canada · 1,820 km	7:59 AM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	−1 h
Vancouver	Elsewhere in Canada · 3,690 km	5:59 AM Tue, Nov 3	−2 h	−2 h	−3 h
Washington	Nearest capitals abroad · 790 km	7:59 AM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	0 h
Saint-Pierre	Nearest capitals abroad · 1,350 km	9:59 AM Tue, Nov 3	+2 h	+2 h	+2 h
Hamilton	Nearest capitals abroad · 1,650 km	8:59 AM Tue, Nov 3	+1 h	+1 h	+1 h
Los Angeles	World cities	4:59 AM Tue, Nov 3	−3 h	−3 h	−3 h
London	World cities	12:59 PM Tue, Nov 3	+5 h	+5 h	+5 h
Berlin	World cities	1:59 PM Tue, Nov 3	+6 h	+6 h	+6 h
Dubai	World cities	4:59 PM Tue, Nov 3	+9 h	+9 h	+8 h
New Delhi	World cities	6:29 PM Tue, Nov 3	+10 h 30 min	+10 h 30 min	+9 h 30 min

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Places near Montréal

Place	Distance	Clock vs Montréal
Ville-Marie	2 km south-east	same clock
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal	2 km north	same clock
Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie	3 km north-west	same clock
Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension	6 km north	same clock
Le Vieux-Longueuil	7 km north-east	same clock
Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve	8 km north-east	same clock
Ahuntsic-Cartierville	9 km north-west	same clock
Longueuil	9 km east	same clock
Halifax	791 km east	1 h ahead
Chicago US	1,200 km west	1 h behind
Saint-Pierre PM	1,346 km east	2 h ahead

Montréal at a glance

CountryCanada
State or provinceQuebec
Population1,762,949
Coordinates45.51° N, 73.59° W
Elevation216 m
Time zone IDAmerica/Toronto
Standard timeEST (UTC−5)
Daylight saving timeEDT (UTC−4)
Calling code+1

Questions

What time is it in Montréal now?

The clock at the top of this page shows it to the second. Montréal is on UTC−5 in winter and UTC−4 in summer, the same time as New York.

What time zone is Montréal in?

Montréal keeps EST (UTC−5) in winter and EDT (UTC−4) in summer, the clock of most of Quebec. Not all of Quebec is on it: AST (UTC−4) all year in the area tzdata describes as “AST - QC (Lower North Shore)”. tzdata describes Montréal’s zone, America/Toronto, as “Eastern - ON & QC (most areas)”. Its IANA time zone ID is America/Toronto.