Victoria uses America/Vancouver — UTC-08:00 (PST) in standard time and UTC-07:00 (PDT) during daylight saving time. It is located in British Columbia, Canada. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Victoria's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Victoria uses UTC-08:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
UTC-07:00 (PDT) during daylight saving time. Clocks move forward one hour in spring and back one hour in autumn.
The official IANA time zone name for Victoria is America/Vancouver. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
Spring forward: 08 March 2026 at 02:00 → 03:00
Vancouver, Surrey, Burnaby, Richmond
Currency: Canadian Dollar (CAD). Calling code: +1. Languages: English, French.
Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of 91,867, and the Greater Victoria area has a population of 397,237. The city of Victoria is the seventh most densely populated city in Canada with 4,406 inhabitants per square kilometre (11,410/sq mi).
Victoria is the southernmost major city in Western Canada and is about 100 kilometres (62 mi) southwest from British Columbia's largest city, Vancouver, on the mainland.
The city is about 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Seattle, Washington, United States, by airplane, seaplane, ferry, or the Victoria Clipper passenger-only ferry, and 25 miles (40 km) from Port Angeles, Washington, United States, by the ferry Coho across the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Named for Queen Victoria, the city is one of the oldest in the Pacific Northwest, with British settlement beginning in 1843. The city has retained a large number of its historic buildings, in particular its two most famous landmarks, the Parliament Buildings (finished in 1897 and home of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia) and the Empress Hotel (opened in 1908...
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Victoria, British Columbia. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
289,625 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
British Columbia, Canada.
America/Vancouver · UTC-08:00 (PST).
Observes DST.
Canadian Dollar (CAD) · +1.
Richmond, Surrey, Vancouver
Victoria International Airport (YYJ) about 24.2 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 14.1°C and lows 7.6°C. Warmest month: July (average high 25.0°C); coolest month: January (average low 2.3°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
The city's chief industries are technology, tourism, education, shipyards, federal and provincial government administration and services. Other nearby employers include the Canadian Forces (the Township of Esquimalt is the home of the Pacific headquarters of the Royal Canadian Navy), and the University of Victoria (in the municipalities of Oak Bay and Saanich) and Camosun College in Saanich (which have over 33,000 faculty, staff and students combined). Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: British Columbia · IANA zone: America/Vancouver · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
Current time in major cities compared to Victoria. 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 Victoria 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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