Dawson — America/Dawson
The current local time in the America/Dawson IANA time zone is shown below. It is the tz database identifier used in Canada in the area around Dawson. The zone is currently at UTC -07:00 · GMT-7 and does not observe daylight saving time.
America/Dawson
Thursday, 22 October 2026 GMT-7
Zone information
Offset & DST
Current UTC offset: -07:00
Daylight saving: Not observed
Countries using America/Dawson
Dawson vs. major cities
How far Dawson is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Dawson, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Dawson | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | +3 h | 12:00 | 09:00–14:00 |
| Los Angeles · United States | Same time | 09:00 | 09:00–17:00 |
| São Paulo · Brazil | +4 h | 13:00 | 09:00–13:00 |
| London · United Kingdom | +8 h | 17:00 | None |
| Paris · France | +9 h | 18:00 | None |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | +9 h | 18:00 | None |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | +11 h | 20:00 | None |
| Delhi · India | +12:30 h | 21:30 | None |
| Singapore · Singapore | +15 h | 00:00 (next day) | None |
| Beijing · China | +15 h | 00:00 (next day) | None |
Shared office hours are shown in Dawson time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Dawson
Since 1970, Dawson has gone through 4 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 40 of 57 years. Since 2020 it has stayed on UTC -07:00 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Dawson stays on UTC -07:00 all year.
Time zone history since 1970
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1972 | UTC -09:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1973–1979 | UTC -08:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1980–2019 | UTC -08:00, DST UTC -07:00 | Forward on the second Sunday in March, back on the first Sunday in November (since 2007) |
| 2020–2026 | UTC -07:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Zones on the same clock as Dawson
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