Canary — Atlantic/Canary
The current local time in the Atlantic/Canary IANA time zone is shown below. It is the tz database identifier used in Spain in the area around Canary. The zone is currently at UTC +01:00 · WEST and observes daylight saving time.
Atlantic/Canary
Thursday, 22 October 2026 WEST
Zone information
Countries using Atlantic/Canary
Canary vs. major cities
How far Canary is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Canary, 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 Canary | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −5 h | 04:00 | 14:00–17:00 |
| Los Angeles · United States | −8 h | 01:00 | None |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −4 h | 05:00 | 13:00–17:00 |
| London · United Kingdom | Same time | 09:00 | 09:00–17:00 |
| Paris · France | +1 h | 10:00 | 09:00–16:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | +1 h | 10:00 | 09:00–16:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | +3 h | 12:00 | 09:00–14:00 |
| Delhi · India | +4:30 h | 13:30 | 09:00–12:30 |
| Singapore · Singapore | +7 h | 16:00 | 09:00–10:00 |
| Beijing · China | +7 h | 16:00 | 09:00–10:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in Canary 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 Canary
Since 1970, Canary has gone through 2 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 47 of 57 years. The current pattern, in place since 1980, is UTC +00:00 with UTC +01:00 in daylight saving time. Clocks currently go forward on the last Sunday in March and back on the last Sunday in October, a rule in place since 1996.
| Date | Change | Local clock | New offset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 29 March 2026 | Forward 1 hour | 01:00 → 02:00 | UTC +01:00 |
| Sunday, 25 October 2026 | Back 1 hour | 02:00 → 01:00 | UTC +00:00 |
| Sunday, 28 March 2027 | Forward 1 hour | 01:00 → 02:00 | UTC +01:00 |
| Sunday, 31 October 2027 | Back 1 hour | 02:00 → 01:00 | UTC +00:00 |
When clocks go forward, sunrise and sunset both happen an hour later by the clock — darker mornings, lighter evenings — and the night of the change is an hour shorter. When they go back, the reverse applies.
Time zone history since 1970
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1979 | UTC +00:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1980–2026 | UTC +00:00, DST UTC +01:00 | Forward on the last Sunday in March, back on the last Sunday in October (since 1996) |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Zones on the same clock as Canary
All IANA zones →These zones show the same time as Atlantic/Canary on every day of 2026, changing their clocks at the same moments. Their histories may differ.
More references for Atlantic/Canary
Compare Atlantic/Canary against other zones with the converter, map, and world clock, or browse the full directory.