Montreal uses America/Toronto — UTC-05:00 (EST) in standard time and UTC-04:00 (EDT) during daylight saving time. It is located in Quebec, Canada. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Montreal's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Montreal uses UTC-05:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
UTC-04:00 (EDT) during daylight saving time. Clocks move forward one hour in spring and back one hour in autumn.
The official IANA time zone name for Montreal is America/Toronto. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
Spring forward: 08 March 2026 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 01 November 2026 at 02:00 → 01:00
Spring forward: 14 March 2027 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 07 November 2027 at 02:00 → 01:00
Spring forward: 12 March 2028 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 05 November 2028 at 02:00 → 01:00
Spring forward: 11 March 2029 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 04 November 2029 at 02:00 → 01:00
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Currency: Canadian Dollar (CAD). Calling code: +1. Languages: English, French.
Montreal (French: Montréal) is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the eighth-largest in North America. Founded in 1642 as Ville-Marie, or "City of Mary", it now takes its name from Mount Royal, the triple-peaked mountain around which the early settlement was built.
The city is centred on the Island of Montreal and several much smaller, peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. It lies 196 kilometres (122 mi) east of the national capital, Ottawa, and 258 kilometres (160 mi) southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City.
As of the 2021 Canadian census, the city had a population of 1,762,949 and a metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the second-largest metropolitan area in Canada after Toronto. French is the city's official language. In 2021, 85.7% of the population of the city of Montreal considered themselves fluent in French while 90.2% could speak it in the metropolitan area.
Montreal is one of the most bilingual cities in Quebec and Canada, with 58.5% of the population able to speak both French and English. Montreal is the largest primarily French speaking city in the Americas.
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Montreal. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
1,762,949 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Quebec, Canada.
America/Toronto · UTC-05:00 (EST).
Observes DST.
Canadian Dollar (CAD) · +1.
Longueuil, Laval, Ottawa
Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) about 12.9 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 11.9°C and lows 3.3°C. Warmest month: July (average high 25.7°C); coolest month: January (average low -11.1°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Montreal has the second-largest economy of Canadian cities based on GDP and the largest in Quebec. In 2019, Metropolitan Montreal was responsible for CA$234.0 billion of Quebec's CA$425.3 billion GDP. Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: Quebec · IANA zone: America/Toronto · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
Current time in major cities compared to Montreal. Times update live every second.
Note on DST transitions: The offsets shown above reflect the current live offset, which changes twice a year due to Daylight Saving Time. Different regions change their clocks on different dates, which means the difference between Montreal and another city can vary by 1 hour for a short period in spring and autumn. Always verify the exact time difference around DST transition dates for critical scheduling.
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