Canada
Time now in Castlegar
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 05:53Sunset 07:53Time zone UTC −7
Time zone
America/Vancouver
UTC offset
UTC −7
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
—
Sunrise
05:53
Sunset
07:53
Day length
13h 59m
Coordinates
49.30, -117.67
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About the time in Castlegar
The zone identifier America/Vancouver is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Vancouver keeps pointing at Vancouver time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Castlegar runs on America/Vancouver, which puts the city UTC −7 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Castlegar sits at latitude 49.30, in the temperate-north band, so day length here swings sharply between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 59m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Castlegar
- When do the sun rise and set in Castlegar today?
- Sunrise is at 05:53 and sunset at 07:53, giving 13h 59m of daylight.
- Does Castlegar change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- Which time zone is Castlegar in?
- Castlegar uses America/Vancouver, currently UTC −7.
- What time is it in Castlegar right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Castlegar, updating every second from America/Vancouver (UTC −7).
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