What timezone is St. John's in?

St. John's uses the IANA timezone America/St_Johns. The UTC offset is UTC-3:30 in winter (standard time) and UTC-2:30 during daylight saving time (summer).

Does St. John's observe daylight saving time?

Yes. St. John's observes daylight saving time, shifting from UTC-3:30 (standard time) to UTC-2:30 in summer.

What is the current UTC offset for St. John's?

St. John's is currently at UTC-2:30. It is currently observing daylight saving time.

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

St. John's is currently 1 hour 30 minutes ahead of New York.

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

St. John's is currently 3 hours 30 minutes behind London.

St. John's, Canada · UTC-2:30

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St. John’s, the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, keeps one of the most unusual timezone offsets in the world. Newfoundland Standard Time is UTC-3:30, a thirty-minute offset from the hour. In summer, Newfoundland Daylight Time advances to UTC-2:30.

The half-hour offset reflects Newfoundland’s position and identity. The island sits east of the mainland Canadian provinces, but not quite far enough east to cleanly fall into the Atlantic timezone (UTC-4). Newfoundland’s longitude is also close to that of the Atlantic coast of Europe, which creates a distinctive relationship with daylight: St. John’s is the easternmost city in North America, and its sun rises before any other city on the continent.

Newfoundland Time as identity

The timezone has been a source of Newfoundland pride and gentle mockery for generations. Mainlanders arriving in St. John’s are reminded that the time is not simply “plus one” or “plus one and a half” from wherever they came from: it is Newfoundland Time, which is its own thing.

Canada as a country spans six time zones. St. John’s and its half-hour offset sits at the far eastern end of that span.

9am in St. John’s is 12:30pm in London in winter, 1:30pm during British Summer Time.

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Questions about time in St. John's

What timezone is St. John's in?: St. John's uses the IANA timezone America/St_Johns. The UTC offset is UTC-3:30 in winter (standard time) and UTC-2:30 during daylight saving time (summer).
Does St. John's observe daylight saving time?: Yes. St. John's observes daylight saving time, shifting from UTC-3:30 (standard time) to UTC-2:30 in summer.
What is the current UTC offset for St. John's?: St. John's is currently at UTC-2:30. It is currently observing daylight saving time.
What is the time difference between St. John's and New York?: St. John's is currently 1 hour 30 minutes ahead of New York.
What is the time difference between St. John's and London?: St. John's is currently 3 hours 30 minutes behind London.
What is the time difference between St. John's and Los Angeles?: St. John's is currently 4 hours 30 minutes ahead of Los Angeles.
What is the time difference between St. John's and Tokyo?: St. John's is currently 11 hours 30 minutes behind Tokyo. Tokyo does not observe daylight saving time, so this gap changes by 1 hour when St. John's transitions to/from DST.
What is the IANA timezone name for St. John's?: The IANA timezone database identifier for St. John's is America/St_Johns. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'America/St_Johns' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('America/St_Johns')`), or any IANA-compatible library.

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