| CITY | LOCAL TIME | Difference | Coming up |
|---|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 01:00Thu | +7h | Becomes +6h on 25 Oct |
| Berlin Germany | 02:00Thu | +8h | Becomes +7h on 25 Oct |
| Dubai UAE | 04:00Thu | +10h | |
| Tokyo Japan | 09:00Thu | +15h | |
| Sydney Australia | 10:00Thu | +16h | Becomes +17h on 4 Oct |
| New York United States | 20:00 | +2h | Becomes +1h on 1 Nov |
| Los Angeles United States | 17:00 | −1h | Becomes −2h on 1 Nov |
Banff, Canada runs on UTC−6. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−6 — daylight saving time is not observed. The time difference between Banff and New York is 2 hours. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 7 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–16:00 in Banff lines up with 11:00–18:00 in New York. The time difference between Banff and London is 7 hours. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–11:00 in Banff lines up with 16:00–18:00 in London. The time difference between Banff and Tokyo is 15 hours. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Mexico City, Calgary, Edmonton. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Banff.
Banff (Canada) is home to roughly 9K people. Today brings about 11.7 hours of daylight: sunrise at 07:41, sunset at 19:23. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−6 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 51° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Canada
Capital
Ottawa
Continent
North America
Time Zone
MDT · America/Edmonton
Coordinates
51.18°N, 115.57°W
Currency
CAD ($)
Calling Code
+1
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English, French
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Banff is one of very few incorporated towns inside a Canadian national park, and to live there you must demonstrate a need to reside — a residency requirement that keeps the population near 8,000 in a park that receives about four million visits a year.
The clock: Banff keeps Mountain Time at 1,383 metres, the highest town in Canada.
Banff lies at 115.6°W. Its time zone, UTC−6, is built around the 90°W meridian. The 25.6° gap between them means the clock runs roughly 102 minutes ahead of the sun: solar noon arrives at about 13:42 rather than 12:00. The zone holds UTC−6 all year — there is no daylight saving here.
The longest day of 2026 is 22 June, with 16h 35m of daylight. The shortest is 22 December, with 7h 53m. The swing between them is 8h 42m. This is the latitude band where the difference between summer and winter evenings is most obvious.
The earliest sunrise and the latest sunset do not land on the longest day. In Banff the sun comes up earliest on 18 June at 05:26, while the latest sunset waits until 26 June at 22:02. The equation of time is what separates them: the Earth's elliptical orbit and axial tilt move solar noon back and forth by several minutes over the year.
The sky stays usably light for a while after the sun goes down. In Banff that civil twilight runs about 33 minutes at the equinox, stretching to 47 minutes at the solstice.
Every figure in this section is computed from the city's own latitude, longitude and IANA time zone using NOAA solar algorithms (Spencer, 1971), accurate to about ±2 arcminutes below 65° latitude.
The official timezone for Banff, Canada is America/Edmonton with a current UTC offset of UTC−6.
Banff has an estimated population of 9K and is located at coordinates 51.18°N, 115.57°W.
Banff gets 16h 35m of daylight on its longest day and 7h 53m on its shortest, averaging 12h 16m a day across the year.
Solar noon in Banff falls at about 13:42 on UTC−6 standard time, because the city sits 25.6° from the meridian its zone is built on.
A Town Inside a National Park: Banff is one of very few incorporated towns inside a Canadian national park, and to live there you must demonstrate a need to reside — a residency requirement that keeps the population near 8,000 in a park that receives…