IANA tz database · zone identifier
America/Miquelon
The IANA tz database identifier for St. Pierre & Miquelon Standard Time in Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Store this string — not the abbreviation, not the offset — and your timestamps stay correct forever.
Current offset
UTC-02:00
standard UTC-03:00 · daylight UTC-02:00
Abbreviation
-02
tzdb uses numeric abbreviations here
DST behaviour
Observes
changes clocks twice a year
Using this identifier
The string to put in your code.
America/Miquelon is the identifier to use in code and config for this region. Every modern language, database, and OS resolves it through the same tz database, so the examples here behave identically everywhere.
Avoid storing -02 or -02:00 — abbreviations are ambiguous and fixed offsets can't follow rule changes.
Offset & DST behaviour
every year.
America/Miquelon alternates between -03 (UTC-03:00) and PMDT (UTC-02:00). Right now it is on -02; clocks fall back on 1 November 2026.
The year at a glance
Technical record
The database entry, in full.
source: IANA tz database · release 2026d
Where it applies
All of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, one clock.
Looking for travel-friendly info? See Saint-Pierre or St. Pierre & Miquelon Standard Time.
Related identifiers
Nearby in the database.
Same offset · UTC-02:00
other zones keeping this offset right now
Frequently asked questions
Answers specific to this identifier — generated from the database record. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What UTC offset is America/Miquelon?
- America/Miquelon is currently UTC-02:00 (-02). It alternates between UTC-03:00 in winter and UTC-02:00 in summer.
- Does America/Miquelon observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Clocks fall back at the next transition on 1 November 2026, as they do twice every year.
- Which country uses America/Miquelon?
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon. The identifier covers the whole country.
- Is America/Miquelon the same as PMST?
- America/Miquelon is one of the IANA zones that keeps St. Pierre & Miquelon Standard Time (PMST). Use America/Miquelon in software — PMST is a human-friendly label, not a valid identifier.
Free · Developer API
This zone, as JSON.
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