Timezone details
- Identifier
- Abbreviation
- —
- Transitioned
- March 8, 2026 at 03:00 AM
America • Cambridge_Bay
CanadaCurrent local time
22:56:38
Saturday, May 30, 2026
UTC offset
UTC-06:00
Status
Daylight saving
Next transition
November 1, 2026 at 01:00 AM
Cambridge_Bay toggles between daylight and standard time annually. Clocks fall back by one hour in 5 months (November 1, 2026 at 01:00 AM).
Daylight saving since
March 8, 2026 at 03:00 AM
3 months ago
Standard time resumes on
November 1, 2026 at 01:00 AM
in 5 months
35% through the current daylight saving season.
Mountain Standard Time (MST)
Mountain Standard Time (MST) stretches across ten zones in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, but don’t let the name fool you—most of them are currently running an hour ahead, on daylight saving time (MDT). Only a handful of places like Creston, Dawson Creek, and Fort Nelson skip the spring-forward routine, keeping the clock steady at UTC-07:00 year-round.
Six of the ten member zones—like Denver, Boise, and Ciudad Juárez—follow the spring-forward/fall-back schedule, so for about eight months a year, the region is actually on MDT, not MST.
Yes, Creston, Dawson Creek, and Fort Nelson in Canada stay on standard time all year, avoiding the biannual time shuffle entirely.
Mostly—but not perfectly. Ciudad Juárez aligns with U.S. DST dates, yet other Mexican zones outside MST may follow different national schedules, so it’s smart to double-check.
Use city-based labels (e.g., America/Denver vs. America/Creston) and always check whether DST is active; small towns can be an hour apart even within the same region.
Zero. Both are currently on UTC-06:00 (MDT), even though they’re in different countries and have different standard-time offsets during the winter.
No. Unlike Eastern or Central time, Mountain’s patchwork of DST rules and local exceptions—especially in British Columbia and northern border areas—makes it a bit more unpredictable.
In most DST-observing zones, you’ll see the clock roll back on the first Sunday of November at 2 a.m. local time, flipping from UTC-06:00 (MDT) to UTC-07:00 (MST).
Right now, only the three holdout zones (Creston, Dawson Creek, Fort Nelson) are on UTC-07:00, while the other seven are on UTC-06:00—so yes, a one-hour gap exists within the same region.