Canada
Time now in British Columbia
Sunrise 06:08Sunset 08:37Time zone UTC −7
Time zone
America/Vancouver
UTC offset
UTC −7
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
5,000,879
Sunrise
06:08
Sunset
08:37
Day length
14h 29m
Coordinates
54.00, -125.00
Time difference from British Columbia
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About the time in British Columbia
Sunrise today lands at 06:08 and sunset at 08:37 local time, giving 14h 29m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (54.00, -125.00) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in British Columbia.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal British Columbia day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 16:00–00:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
British Columbia is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC −7 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 1 November 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
Frequently asked questions about time in British Columbia
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Vancouver, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in British Columbia right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in British Columbia, updating every second from America/Vancouver (UTC −7).
- Which time zone is British Columbia in?
- British Columbia uses America/Vancouver, currently UTC −7.
- Does British Columbia change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
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