Quebec City uses America/Toronto — UTC-05:00 (EST) in standard time and UTC-04:00 (EDT) during daylight saving time. It is located in Quebec, Canada. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Quebec City's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Quebec City uses UTC-05:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
UTC-04:00 (EDT) during daylight saving time. Clocks move forward one hour in spring and back one hour in autumn.
The official IANA time zone name for Quebec City is America/Toronto. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
Spring forward: 08 March 2026 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 01 November 2026 at 02:00 → 01:00
Spring forward: 14 March 2027 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 07 November 2027 at 02:00 → 01:00
Spring forward: 12 March 2028 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 05 November 2028 at 02:00 → 01:00
Spring forward: 11 March 2029 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 04 November 2029 at 02:00 → 01:00
Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Mississauga, Brampton
Currency: Canadian Dollar (CAD). Calling code: +1. Languages: English, French.
Quebec City (French: Ville de Québec) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459 and the Quebec City census metropolitan area (including surrounding communities) had a population of 839,311. It is the twelfth-largest city and the seventh-largest metropolitan area in Canada.
It is also the second-largest city in the province, after Montreal. It has a humid continental climate with warm summers coupled with cold and snowy winters.
Explorer Samuel de Champlain founded a French settlement here in 1608, and adopted the Algonquin name. Quebec City is one of the oldest European settlements in North America. The ramparts surrounding Old Quebec (Vieux-Québec) are the only fortified city walls remaining in the Americas north of Mexico.
This area was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985 as the "Historic District of Old Québec".
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Quebec City. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
531,902 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Quebec, Canada.
America/Toronto · UTC-05:00 (EST).
Observes DST.
Canadian Dollar (CAD) · +1.
Longueuil, Montreal, Laval
Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) about 13.8 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 11.7°C and lows 1.9°C. Warmest month: July (average high 26.1°C); coolest month: February (average low -13.8°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Most jobs in Quebec City are concentrated in public administration, defence, services, commerce, transport and tourism. As the provincial capital, the city benefits from being a regional administrative and services centre: apropos, the provincial government is the largest employer in the city, employing 27,900 people as of 2007. Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: Quebec · IANA zone: America/Toronto · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
Current time in major cities compared to Quebec City. Times update live every second.
Note on DST transitions: The offsets shown above reflect the current live offset, which changes twice a year due to Daylight Saving Time. Different regions change their clocks on different dates, which means the difference between Quebec City and another city can vary by 1 hour for a short period in spring and autumn. Always verify the exact time difference around DST transition dates for critical scheduling.
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