Current time in Montreal
Canada · America/Toronto
Montreal, Canada
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Relative to your device
- Time zone
- EDT
- UTC offset
- UTC−4
- vs Wales
- −5h
- Daylight saving
- Observed
America/Toronto
Current difference
Next change 1 Nov 2026
Montreal compared with Wales
Live difference between Montreal and Welsh time, plus the working hours you actually share.
Montreal runs 5 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 07:00 in Montreal. Because Montreal 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 Montreal
The same moment, shown in major cities worldwide.
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Compare Montreal with…
Nearby & related cities
Other places in Canada and in time zones close to Montreal.
Montreal time, questions
- What time is it in Montreal right now?
- The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Montreal, Canada, updating every second. Montreal uses the America/Toronto time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
- What is the time difference between Wales and Montreal?
- Montreal is currently 5 hours behind of Wales. When it is 12:00 noon in Cardiff, it is 07:00 in Montreal. 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 Montreal observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Montreal changes its clocks twice a year. The next change is on 1 November 2026, when the offset moves from UTC−4 to UTC−5.
- What time zone is Montreal in?
- Montreal is in the America/Toronto time zone of the IANA database, shown as EDT and equal to UTC−4.
Times are calculated from your device clock using the IANA time zone database. Compare with Cardiff · All cities