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How the time difference changes

For most of the year, St. John's is 2 hours and 30 minutes behind UTC. At other times of the year, St. John's is 3 hours and 30 minutes behind UTC.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in St. John's correspond to 11:30 am to 7:30 pm in UTC. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in St. John's correspond to 12:30 pm to 8:30 pm in UTC.

Compare St. John's time with UTC time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

NST (Newfoundland Standard Time) is 3 hours and 30 minutes behind Universal Time Coordinated
8:30 am08:30 in St. John's, Canada is 12:00 pm12:00 in UTC

St. John's to UTC call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-1:30pm in St. John's which corresponds to 12:30pm-5pm in UTC

8:30 am08:30 NST (Newfoundland Standard Time) (St. John's, Canada). Offset UTC -3:30 hours
12:00 pm12:00 Universal Time Coordinated (UTC). Offset UTC 0:00 hours

8:30 am08:30 St. John's, Canada / 12:00 pm12:00 UTC

St. John's, CanadaUTC
12am (midnight)3:30 am
1am4:30 am
2am5:30 am
3am6:30 am
4am7:30 am
5am8:30 am
6am9:30 am
7am10:30 am
8am11:30 am
9am12:30 pm
10am1:30 pm
11am2:30 pm
12pm (noon)3:30 pm
1pm4:30 pm
2pm5:30 pm
3pm6:30 pm
4pm7:30 pm
5pm8:30 pm
6pm9:30 pm
7pm10:30 pm
8pm11:30 pm
9pm12:30 am
10pm1:30 am
11pm2:30 am
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St. John's Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
NDT - Newfoundland Daylight Time
NST - Newfoundland Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
-2:30 hours during Newfoundland Daylight Time, currently in use.
-3:30 hours during Newfoundland Standard Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amSunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST starts annually on the 2nd Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST ends annually on the 1st Sunday of November. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 1:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

St. John's Facts

Country
Canada
Alternative Names
Agios Ioannis Neas Gis, Baile Naoimh Eoin, Baile Naoimh Eòin, Baile Sheain, Baile Sheáin, Saint John, Saint John's, Saint-Jean, Saint-Jean de Terre-Neuve, San Juan de Terranova, Sanctus Ioannes Terrae Novae, Sejnt Dzhons, Sent DZons, Sent Dzonsas, Sent Džonsas, Sent-Dzhons, St Johns, St. John's, St. John's pa Newfoundland, St. John's på Newfoundland, St. John’s, YYT, ceyint jans, sant jwnz, seinteujonseu, sentojonzu, sheng yue han si, snt g'wns, Άγιος Ιωάννης Νέας Γης, Сейнт Джонс, Сент Џонс, Сент-Джонс, סנט ג'ונס, سانت جونز, سینٹ جان, سینٹ جانز، نیوفنلینڈ اور لیبراڈار, செயின்ட் ஜான்ஸ், სენტ-ჯონზი, セントジョンズ, 聖約翰斯, 세인트존스
Population
110,525
Currency
Dollar (CAD)
Geographic Coordinates
47° 33' N Latitude / 52° 42' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1

Universal Time Coordinated

Offset: UTC is 0 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Universal

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the world time standard that regulates clocks and time. It is successor to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). For casual use, UTC is the same as GMT, but is used by the scientific community.
UTC is the time standard commonly used across the world since 1972. It is used in many technical fields, like aviation industry and meteorologists, also used to synchronize time across internet networks.

UTC representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
  • +00 - basic short
  • +0000 - basic
  • +00:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates the zero UTC/GMT offset.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Zulu - Military abbreviation for UTC
  • Z - short form of 'Zulu'
IANA/Olson: Reflects UTC time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Etc/UCT
  • Etc/UTC
  • Etc/Universal
  • Etc/Zulu
  • UCT
  • UTC
  • Universal
  • Zulu
Time zones with the GMT +0 offset:
  • EGST - Eastern Greenland Summer Time
  • GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
  • WET - Western European Time
  • AZOST - Azores Summer Time
  • UTC - Universal Time Coordinated
  • WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
  • Z - Zulu Time Zone