Time in Montreal
Montreal is currently on UTC-04:00 (America/Toronto).
Montreal observes daylight saving time. Clocks next go back on 1 Nov, moving from UTC-04:00 to UTC-05:00.
Montreal is 6 hours behind Paris.
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How Montreal lines up with other cities
Each city below is one Montreal keeps hours with — the current difference, how it shifts across the year, and where the working days overlap.
Paris 6 hours behind dominant
Montreal is 6 hours behind Paris for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Montreal and Paris change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Berlin 6 hours behind dominant
Montreal is 6 hours behind Berlin for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Montreal and Berlin change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Cairo 7 hours behind dominant
Montreal is 7 hours behind Cairo for most of the year. For 49 days — 8 Mar – 23 Apr; 30 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Montreal and Cairo change their clocks on different dates.
49 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
Tel Aviv 7 hours behind dominant
Montreal is 7 hours behind Tel Aviv for most of the year. For 26 days — 8 Mar – 26 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Montreal and Tel Aviv change their clocks on different dates.
26 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
London 5 hours behind dominant
Montreal is 5 hours behind London for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 4 hours, because Montreal and London change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 5-hour difference most people assume.
Amsterdam 6 hours behind dominant
Montreal is 6 hours behind Amsterdam for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Montreal and Amsterdam change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Madrid 6 hours behind dominant
Montreal is 6 hours behind Madrid for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Montreal and Madrid change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Rome 6 hours behind dominant
Montreal is 6 hours behind Rome for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Montreal and Rome change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Athens 7 hours behind dominant
Montreal is 7 hours behind Athens for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Montreal and Athens change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
Helsinki 7 hours behind dominant
Montreal is 7 hours behind Helsinki for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Montreal and Helsinki change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
Kyiv 7 hours behind dominant
Montreal is 7 hours behind Kyiv for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Montreal and Kyiv change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
Barcelona 6 hours behind dominant
Montreal is 6 hours behind Barcelona for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Montreal and Barcelona change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Brussels 6 hours behind dominant
Montreal is 6 hours behind Brussels for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Montreal and Brussels change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Frankfurt 6 hours behind dominant
Montreal is 6 hours behind Frankfurt for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Montreal and Frankfurt change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Milan 6 hours behind dominant
Montreal is 6 hours behind Milan for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Montreal and Milan change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Stockholm 6 hours behind dominant
Montreal is 6 hours behind Stockholm for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Montreal and Stockholm change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Vienna 6 hours behind dominant
Montreal is 6 hours behind Vienna for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Montreal and Vienna change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Warsaw 6 hours behind dominant
Montreal is 6 hours behind Warsaw for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Montreal and Warsaw change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Zurich 6 hours behind dominant
Montreal is 6 hours behind Zurich for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Montreal and Zurich change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Dubai 8 hours behind split
From 8 Mar to 31 Oct, Montreal is 8 hours behind Dubai. For the rest of the year Montreal is 9 hours behind Dubai, because Dubai does not observe daylight saving time.
Singapore 12 hours behind split
From 8 Mar to 31 Oct, Montreal is 12 hours behind Singapore. For the rest of the year Montreal is 13 hours behind Singapore, because Singapore does not observe daylight saving time.
Tokyo 13 hours behind split
From 8 Mar to 31 Oct, Montreal is 13 hours behind Tokyo. For the rest of the year Montreal is 14 hours behind Tokyo, because Tokyo does not observe daylight saving time.
Copenhagen 6 hours behind dominant
Montreal is 6 hours behind Copenhagen for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Montreal and Copenhagen change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Oslo 6 hours behind dominant
Montreal is 6 hours behind Oslo for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Montreal and Oslo change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Prague 6 hours behind dominant
Montreal is 6 hours behind Prague for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Montreal and Prague change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.