America/Miquelon time zone

America/Miquelon is an IANA time zone used in St. Pierre and Miquelon. It is on standard time now, UTC−3, until Sunday, March 14, 2027.

America/Miquelon at a glance

UTC offset now	UTC−3
Standard time	UTC−3
Daylight saving time	UTC−2
Used in	St. Pierre and Miquelon
Next clock change	Sunday, March 14, 2027

How America/Miquelon keeps time

America/Miquelon switches between two offsets: UTC−3 for standard time and UTC−2 for daylight saving time. Below are the last changes and the ones scheduled next.

Recent and upcoming changes in America/Miquelon

Date	Change	New offset
Sunday, March 9, 2025	Clocks go forward 1 hour: 2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM	UTC−2
Sunday, November 2, 2025	Clocks go back 1 hour: 2:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM	UTC−3
Sunday, March 8, 2026	Clocks go forward 1 hour: 2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM	UTC−2
Sunday, November 1, 2026	Clocks go back 1 hour: 2:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM	UTC−3
Sunday, March 14, 2027	Clocks go forward 1 hour: 2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM	UTC−2
Sunday, November 7, 2027	Clocks go back 1 hour: 2:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM	UTC−3
Sunday, March 12, 2028	Clocks go forward 1 hour: 2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM	UTC−2
Sunday, November 5, 2028	Clocks go back 1 hour: 2:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM	UTC−3

The base offset of this zone changed in 1980, from UTC−4 to UTC−3. Old timestamps should be converted with the rule that applied at the time.

Countries and cities on America/Miquelon

America/Miquelon is used in St. Pierre and Miquelon. These are the largest cities in our list that follow it.

Saint-Pierre

America/Miquelon compared with other time zones

Differences change during the year when one side moves to or from daylight saving time, so the table shows January and July separately.

City	Time now	Difference now	In January	In July
New York (United States)	--:--	2 h behind	2 h behind	2 h behind
Los Angeles (United States)	--:--	5 h behind	5 h behind	5 h behind
London (United Kingdom)	--:--	3 h ahead	3 h ahead	3 h ahead
Paris (France)	--:--	4 h ahead	4 h ahead	4 h ahead
Dubai (United Arab Emirates)	--:--	7 h ahead	7 h ahead	6 h ahead
Mumbai (India)	--:--	8 h 30 min ahead	8 h 30 min ahead	7 h 30 min ahead
Singapore	--:--	11 h ahead	11 h ahead	10 h ahead
Tokyo (Japan)	--:--	12 h ahead	12 h ahead	11 h ahead
Sydney (Australia)	--:--	14 h ahead	14 h ahead	12 h ahead
UTC	--:--	3 h ahead	3 h ahead	2 h ahead

Other zones on UTC−3 right now

These IANA zones show the same time as America/Miquelon today. Their clock-change rules may differ.

Using America/Miquelon in software

Use the zone name America/Miquelon rather than an abbreviation or a fixed offset. Abbreviations can mean several zones, and offsets ignore future clock changes.

Show the current time in America/Miquelon:

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'America/Miquelon', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date());
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.now(ZoneInfo('America/Miquelon'))
// PHP
(new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('America/Miquelon')))->format('c');
# Shell
TZ=America/Miquelon date

Plan around the time in America/Miquelon

Convert a time to or from America/Miquelon: pick a date and time and see it in every city on your list.
Add Saint-Pierre to your world clock to keep it next to your own time.
Find a meeting time that falls inside office hours in America/Miquelon and the other cities you work with.
Open a full-screen clock for your own time zone.

Frequently asked questions

What is the UTC offset of America/Miquelon?

UTC−3 in standard time and UTC−2 during daylight saving time. Right now it is UTC−3.

When does America/Miquelon change clocks next?

The next change is on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 AM local time. The change after that is on Sunday, November 7, 2027.

Time zone rules: IANA tz database, version 2026e. Place names and coordinates: GeoNames. Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the coordinates and can differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.