North America time zones and current time
North America, including Central America and the Caribbean, stretches from UTC−10 in Hawaii to UTC−2 in Greenland's capital, Nuuk (a remote weather station in northeast Greenland even uses UTC+0), with Newfoundland on its own half-hour offset (UTC−3:30). The US and Canada change their clocks on the second Sunday in March and the first Sunday in November.
Mexico dropped daylight saving time in 2022 except in towns along the US border, and most Caribbean islands stay on Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−4) all year. Arizona (outside the Navajo Nation), Hawaii and most of Saskatchewan don't change their clocks either. See US time zones and Canada time zones for the details.
Current time in every country in North America
41 countries and territories. The time shown is in each capital; for countries with several zones, open the country for the rest.
| Country | Capital | Time zone | Clocks change? | Time in capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anguilla | The Valley | UTC−4 | No | — |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Saint John's | UTC−4 | No | — |
| Aruba | Oranjestad | UTC−4 | No | — |
| Barbados | Bridgetown | UTC−4 | No | — |
| Belize | Belmopan | UTC−6 | No | — |
| Bermuda | Hamilton | UTC−4 / UTC−3 | Yes | — |
| Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | Kralendijk / Oranjestad / The Bottom | UTC−4 | No | — |
| Canada | Ottawa | UTC−8 to UTC−2:30 (6 zones) | Yes | — |
| Cayman Islands | George Town | UTC−5 | No | — |
| Costa Rica | San José | UTC−6 | No | — |
| Cuba | Havana | UTC−5 / UTC−4 | Yes | — |
| Curaçao | Willemstad | UTC−4 | No | — |
| Dominica | Roseau | UTC−4 | No | — |
| Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | UTC−4 | No | — |
| El Salvador | San Salvador | UTC−6 | No | — |
| Greenland | Nuuk | UTC−4 to UTC+0 (3 zones) | Yes | — |
| Grenada | St. George's | UTC−4 | No | — |
| Guadeloupe | Basse-Terre | UTC−4 | No | — |
| Guatemala | Guatemala City | UTC−6 | No | — |
| Haiti | Port-au-Prince | UTC−5 / UTC−4 | Yes | — |
| Honduras | Tegucigalpa | UTC−6 | No | — |
| Jamaica | Kingston | UTC−5 | No | — |
| Martinique | Fort-de-France | UTC−4 | No | — |
| Mexico | Mexico City | UTC−8 to UTC−5 (4 zones) | Yes | — |
| Montserrat | Plymouth | UTC−4 | No | — |
| Nicaragua | Managua | UTC−6 | No | — |
| Panama | Panama City | UTC−5 | No | — |
| Puerto Rico | San Juan | UTC−4 | No | — |
| Saint Barthélemy | Gustavia | UTC−4 | No | — |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Basseterre | UTC−4 | No | — |
| Saint Lucia | Castries | UTC−4 | No | — |
| Saint Martin (French part) | Marigot | UTC−4 | No | — |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Saint-Pierre | UTC−3 / UTC−2 | Yes | — |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown | UTC−4 | No | — |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Philipsburg | UTC−4 | No | — |
| The Bahamas | Nassau | UTC−5 / UTC−4 | Yes | — |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | UTC−4 | No | — |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Cockburn Town | UTC−5 / UTC−4 | Yes | — |
| United States | Washington, D.C. | UTC−10 to UTC−4 (6 zones) | Yes | — |
| Virgin Islands, British | Road Town | UTC−4 | No | — |
| Virgin Islands, U.S. | Charlotte Amalie | UTC−4 | No | — |
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Questions people ask
How many time zones are in North America?
The countries and territories in North America use 11 different UTC offsets in winter (UTC−10 to UTC+0), counting every zone in large countries.
Which countries in North America change their clocks?
Bermuda, Canada, Cuba, Greenland, Haiti, Mexico, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States. The rest keep the same time all year.