Time Zone History

Fort Nelson time zone history

The latest change of standard time came on March 8, 2015, from UTC−8 to UTC−7. Daylight saving time was used in 45 years since 1970, last in 2014; under the current rules the clocks no longer change.

UTC−7

Standard time is UTC−7 (MST) all year under the current rules.

Covers: Fort Nelson, British Columbia · tz database name America/Fort_Nelson

Convert a time from Fort Nelson

Summer time in 45 of 57 years since 1970

UTC−8:10:47, UTC−8: behind today’s standard timeUTC−7: today’s standard timeUTC−8:10:47, UTC−8: behind today’sstandard timeUTC−7: today’s standard time

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Before 1970

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Standard time changes

DateChangeNew standard timeClock label
Before 1970
January 1, 1884Local mean time (UTC−8:10:47) replacedUTC−8PST
Since 1970
March 8, 2015Standard time forward 1 hourUTC−7MST

Daylight saving periods

YearsClocks go forwardClocks go backShift and labels
Before 1970
1918April 14October 271 hour, PST to PDT
1942February 9not that year1 hour, PST to PWT
1945not that yearSeptember 301 hour
1947–1961last Sunday in April, 02:00last Sunday in September, 02:001 hour, PST to PDT
1962–1986last Sunday in April, 02:00last Sunday in October, 02:001 hour, PST to PDT
Since 1970
1987–2006first Sunday in April, 02:00last Sunday in October, 02:001 hour, PST to PDT
2007–2014second Sunday in March, 02:00first Sunday in November, 02:001 hour, PST to PDT

Also on UTC−7

Dawson Creek (Canada), Whitehorse (Canada), Dawson (Canada), Vancouver (Canada), Cambridge Bay (Canada), Boise (United States), Denver (United States), Phoenix (United States), Ciudad Juárez (Mexico) and Hermosillo (Mexico) (nearest first; 1 more on the list of offsets).

Clocks next door since 1970

  • Dawson Creek (368 km): same time except 6,848 days in 1972–2015.
  • Metlakatla (United States) (675 km): same time except 11,084 days in 1974, 1975 and 1984–2026; 2 hours behind today.
  • Juneau (United States) (681 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 6,332 days in 1970–2026; 2 hours behind today.
  • Whitehorse (722 km): same time except 2,478 days in 1970–1979 and 2015–2020.
  • Sitka (United States) (763 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 6,514 days in 1970–2026; 2 hours behind today.

How it compares

On standard time, clocks in Fort Nelson run 1 hour 11 minutes ahead of local mean solar time.