Current time in Halifax
Canada · America/Halifax
Halifax, Canada
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- Time zone
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- UTC offset
- UTC−3
- vs Wales
- −4h
- Daylight saving
- Observed
America/Halifax
Current difference
Next change 1 Nov 2026
Halifax compared with Wales
Live difference between Halifax and Welsh time, plus the working hours you actually share.
Halifax runs 4 hours behind of Wales at the moment. If you are arranging a call from Cardiff, Swansea or Newport, a 12:00 start here lands at 08:00 in Halifax. Because Halifax also changes its clocks, this gap is not fixed, it shifts by an hour for a few weeks each spring and autumn when the two countries switch on different dates.
When it is this time in Halifax
The same moment, shown in major cities worldwide.
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Nearby & related cities
Other places in Canada and in time zones close to Halifax.
Halifax time, questions
- What time is it in Halifax right now?
- The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Halifax, Canada, updating every second. Halifax uses the America/Halifax time zone, currently ADT (UTC−3).
- What is the time difference between Wales and Halifax?
- Halifax is currently 4 hours behind of Wales. When it is 12:00 noon in Cardiff, it is 08:00 in Halifax. Note that this gap can change by an hour at daylight saving transitions, which do not always happen on the same date in both countries.
- Does Halifax observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Halifax changes its clocks twice a year. The next change is on 1 November 2026, when the offset moves from UTC−3 to UTC−4.
- What time zone is Halifax in?
- Halifax is in the America/Halifax time zone of the IANA database, shown as ADT and equal to UTC−3.
Times are calculated from your device clock using the IANA time zone database. Compare with Cardiff · All cities