Surrey, Canada · UTC-7
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Surrey is the most populous city in British Columbia by area and the second most populous in Canada’s Metro Vancouver region after the City of Vancouver itself. It runs on Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8) in winter and Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7) in summer, following the same schedule as Vancouver.
British Columbia observes DST in line with the US Pacific Coast states to the south, advancing clocks on the second Sunday of March and returning on the first Sunday of November. The synchronization with California and Washington State is commercially important for a region deeply integrated with the US Pacific economy.
British Columbia has debated permanently switching to Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7) year-round, which would match parts of the US when the US eventually makes a similar change. The Lower Mainland, including Surrey, has generally been in favor, with the agricultural interior more cautious. The change requires federal Canadian authorization and coordination with US neighbors.
Pacific Time and DST debates
At 49 degrees north, Surrey has significant seasonal light variation. Summer evenings on PDT push sunset past 9pm. Winter afternoons on PST end before 5pm.
Surrey’s population has grown substantially through immigration, particularly from South and East Asia, giving the city a distinctive multicultural character.
9am in Surrey is 5pm in London in winter, 4pm during summer when both observe their respective DST.
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Questions about time in Surrey
- What timezone is Surrey in?
- Surrey is in Pacific Time (PT), using the IANA timezone
America/Vancouver. The standard UTC offset is UTC-8 (PST) in winter and UTC-7 (PDT) during daylight saving time. - Does Surrey observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Surrey observes daylight saving time, shifting from UTC-8 (standard time) to UTC-7 in summer.
- What is the current UTC offset for Surrey?
- Surrey is currently at UTC-7. It is currently observing daylight saving time.
- What is the time difference between Surrey and New York?
- Surrey is currently 3 hours behind New York.
- What is the time difference between Surrey and London?
- Surrey is currently 8 hours behind London.
- What is the time difference between Surrey and Tokyo?
- Surrey is currently 16 hours behind Tokyo. Tokyo does not observe daylight saving time, so this gap changes by 1 hour when Surrey transitions to/from DST.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Surrey?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Surrey is
America/Vancouver. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'America/Vancouver' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('America/Vancouver')`), or any IANA-compatible library.