Current local time in St. John's, Canada

St. John's is on Newfoundland Standard Time (UTC−3:30), moving to UTC−2:30 for daylight saving time. The clock below is live and uses your browser’s time zone database.

CASt. John'sCanada

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UTC−2:30Daylight saving time

Time zone: Newfoundland Standard TimeIANA: America/St_Johns
UTC offset: UTC−3:30 / UTC−2:30standard / daylight saving
Next clock change: 1 November 2026Back 1 hour, 02:00 → 01:00
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Country: CanadaNorth America
Population: 111,000city proper, GeoNames
Dialling code: +1currency: Dollar (CAD)
Coordinates: 47.56° N, 52.71° WNorthern Hemisphere

The sun in St. John's today

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Times are for the city centre, calculated with the NOAA solar formulas (accurate to about a minute; hills and tall buildings can change what you see). How we calculate

Time difference from St. John's

Live · office hours 9:00–18:00

City	Local time	vs St. John's	Office hours overlap
GB London	--:--	3h 30m ahead	5h (09:00–14:00 in St. John's)
US New York	--:--	1h 30m behind	7h (11:00–18:00 in St. John's)
US Los Angeles	--:--	4h 30m behind	4h (14:00–18:00 in St. John's)
FR Paris	--:--	4h 30m ahead	4h (09:00–13:00 in St. John's)
AE Dubai	--:--	6h 30m ahead	2h (09:00–11:00 in St. John's)
IN New Delhi	--:--	8h ahead	1h (09:00–10:00 in St. John's)
SG Singapore	--:--	10h 30m ahead	None
CN Shanghai	--:--	10h 30m ahead	None
JP Tokyo	--:--	11h 30m ahead	None
KR Seoul	--:--	11h 30m ahead	None
AU Sydney	--:--	12h 30m ahead	None
BR São Paulo	--:--	30m behind	8h (10:00–18:00 in St. John's)

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Each row is the same moment. Blue cells are working hours (9:00–18:00) in that city; solid blue means everyone is at work.

Daylight saving time in St. John's

St. John's switches between Newfoundland Standard Time (UTC−3:30) and Newfoundland Daylight Time (UTC−2:30). Upcoming changes:

Sunday, 1 November 2026: clocks go back 1 hour at 02:00, to 01:00 (UTC−2:30 → UTC−3:30)
Sunday, 14 March 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 02:00, to 03:00 (UTC−3:30 → UTC−2:30)
Sunday, 7 November 2027: clocks go back 1 hour at 02:00, to 01:00 (UTC−2:30 → UTC−3:30)
Sunday, 12 March 2028: clocks go forward 1 hour at 02:00, to 03:00 (UTC−3:30 → UTC−2:30)

Dates come from the IANA time zone database. Governments occasionally change the rules at short notice; your browser picks up updates automatically.

About time in St. John's

St. John's runs on a half-hour offset (UTC−3:30), one of the few places in the world whose clocks are not a whole number of hours from UTC.

Canada is wide enough to use 6 different standard times, from UTC−8 to UTC−3:30; St. John's uses UTC−3:30.

Sunrise and sunset in St. John's, 2026

On the 1st of each month, local time

Month	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length
January	07:48	16:19	8h 31m
February	07:27	17:01	9h 34m
March	06:41	17:44	11h 03m
April	06:39	19:29	12h 50m
May	05:43	20:11	14h 28m
June	05:07	20:50	15h 42m
July	05:07	21:01	15h 55m
August	05:38	20:36	14h 58m
September	06:19	19:42	13h 23m
October	06:59	18:41	11h 42m
November	06:44	16:44	10h 00m
December	07:27	16:12	8h 44m

Longest day: around 21 June 2026, 15h 59m of daylight (sunrise 05:03, sunset 21:01). Shortest day: around 21 December 2026, 8h 26m.

Nearby cities

Straight-line distance and time difference

Halifax898 km · −30m--:--Boston1,551 km · −1h 30m--:--Montreal1,608 km · −1h 30m--:--Ottawa1,770 km · −1h 30m--:--New York1,854 km · −1h 30m--:--Philadelphia1,983 km · −1h 30m--:--

How long from St. John's?

All 8 ways to travel →

St. John's → London4h 18m3,737 km non-stop at 870 km/h · walking: 31d 3h St. John's → New York2h 08m1,854 km non-stop at 870 km/h · walking: 15d 10h St. John's → Tokyo12h 16m10,676 km non-stop at 870 km/h · walking: 88d 23h

Questions about time in St. John's

What time zone is St. John's in?

St. John's uses the America/St Johns time zone (Newfoundland Standard Time), UTC−3:30, and Newfoundland Daylight Time, UTC−2:30, in summer.

Does St. John's observe daylight saving time?

Yes. The next change is on Sunday, 1 November 2026, when clocks go back 1 hour.

What is the time difference between St. John's and New York?

Right now New York is 1h 30m behind St. John's. The gap can change by an hour for a few weeks a year, because the two places switch daylight saving time on different dates.

What is the time difference between St. John's and London?

London is 3h 30m ahead of St. John's right now. Office hours overlap for about 5 hours a day.

When is sunrise and sunset in St. John's?

It depends on the season. Around 21 June 2026 the sun rises about 05:03 and sets about 21:01 (15h 59m of daylight); around 21 December 2026 it rises about 07:46 and sets about 16:11 (8h 26m).

Answers reflect the rules in force when this page was built; the live clock and next change above always use the current rules in your browser.

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