America/Vancouver

Time zone identifier: America/Vancouver

Current civil offset: -07:00 (MST)

Current DST state: Observing Standard Time

First standard time adoption: Adopted on 1884-01-01

Local Mean Time (LMT): -08:12:28 based on geographic meridian

Total recorded transitions: 168 transitions across 3 distinct offsets

Associated countries: CA

Aliases (Link targets): Canada/Pacific

Historical Offset Step Chart (1880 to Present)

Text summary: America/Vancouver shifted between 3 distinct offsets from 1884-01-01 through the modern era.

Complete Transition History (168 Transitions)

UTC Instant	Local Wall Time	Shift	Abbreviation	DST	Effect
`1884-01-01T08:12:28Z`	`1884-01-01 00:12:28`	-08:12:28 → -08:00	`PST`	No	gap
`1918-04-14T10:00:00Z`	`1918-04-14 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1918-10-27T09:00:00Z`	`1918-10-27 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1942-02-09T10:00:00Z`	`1942-02-09 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PWT`	Yes	gap
`1945-08-14T23:00:00Z`	`1945-08-14 16:00:00`	-07:00 → -07:00	`PPT`	Yes	offset-only
`1945-09-30T09:00:00Z`	`1945-09-30 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1946-04-28T10:00:00Z`	`1946-04-28 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1946-09-29T09:00:00Z`	`1946-09-29 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1947-04-27T10:00:00Z`	`1947-04-27 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1947-09-28T09:00:00Z`	`1947-09-28 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1948-04-25T10:00:00Z`	`1948-04-25 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1948-09-26T09:00:00Z`	`1948-09-26 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1949-04-24T10:00:00Z`	`1949-04-24 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1949-09-25T09:00:00Z`	`1949-09-25 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1950-04-30T10:00:00Z`	`1950-04-30 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1950-09-24T09:00:00Z`	`1950-09-24 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1951-04-29T10:00:00Z`	`1951-04-29 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1951-09-30T09:00:00Z`	`1951-09-30 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1952-04-27T10:00:00Z`	`1952-04-27 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1952-09-28T09:00:00Z`	`1952-09-28 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1953-04-26T10:00:00Z`	`1953-04-26 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1953-09-27T09:00:00Z`	`1953-09-27 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1954-04-25T10:00:00Z`	`1954-04-25 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1954-09-26T09:00:00Z`	`1954-09-26 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1955-04-24T10:00:00Z`	`1955-04-24 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1955-09-25T09:00:00Z`	`1955-09-25 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1956-04-29T10:00:00Z`	`1956-04-29 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1956-09-30T09:00:00Z`	`1956-09-30 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1957-04-28T10:00:00Z`	`1957-04-28 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1957-09-29T09:00:00Z`	`1957-09-29 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1958-04-27T10:00:00Z`	`1958-04-27 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1958-09-28T09:00:00Z`	`1958-09-28 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1959-04-26T10:00:00Z`	`1959-04-26 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1959-09-27T09:00:00Z`	`1959-09-27 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1960-04-24T10:00:00Z`	`1960-04-24 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1960-09-25T09:00:00Z`	`1960-09-25 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1961-04-30T10:00:00Z`	`1961-04-30 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1961-09-24T09:00:00Z`	`1961-09-24 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1962-04-29T10:00:00Z`	`1962-04-29 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1962-10-28T09:00:00Z`	`1962-10-28 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1963-04-28T10:00:00Z`	`1963-04-28 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1963-10-27T09:00:00Z`	`1963-10-27 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1964-04-26T10:00:00Z`	`1964-04-26 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1964-10-25T09:00:00Z`	`1964-10-25 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1965-04-25T10:00:00Z`	`1965-04-25 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1965-10-31T09:00:00Z`	`1965-10-31 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1966-04-24T10:00:00Z`	`1966-04-24 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1966-10-30T09:00:00Z`	`1966-10-30 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1967-04-30T10:00:00Z`	`1967-04-30 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1967-10-29T09:00:00Z`	`1967-10-29 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1968-04-28T10:00:00Z`	`1968-04-28 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1968-10-27T09:00:00Z`	`1968-10-27 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1969-04-27T10:00:00Z`	`1969-04-27 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1969-10-26T09:00:00Z`	`1969-10-26 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1970-04-26T10:00:00Z`	`1970-04-26 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1970-10-25T09:00:00Z`	`1970-10-25 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1971-04-25T10:00:00Z`	`1971-04-25 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1971-10-31T09:00:00Z`	`1971-10-31 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1972-04-30T10:00:00Z`	`1972-04-30 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1972-10-29T09:00:00Z`	`1972-10-29 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1973-04-29T10:00:00Z`	`1973-04-29 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1973-10-28T09:00:00Z`	`1973-10-28 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1974-04-28T10:00:00Z`	`1974-04-28 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1974-10-27T09:00:00Z`	`1974-10-27 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1975-04-27T10:00:00Z`	`1975-04-27 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1975-10-26T09:00:00Z`	`1975-10-26 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1976-04-25T10:00:00Z`	`1976-04-25 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1976-10-31T09:00:00Z`	`1976-10-31 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1977-04-24T10:00:00Z`	`1977-04-24 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1977-10-30T09:00:00Z`	`1977-10-30 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1978-04-30T10:00:00Z`	`1978-04-30 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1978-10-29T09:00:00Z`	`1978-10-29 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1979-04-29T10:00:00Z`	`1979-04-29 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1979-10-28T09:00:00Z`	`1979-10-28 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1980-04-27T10:00:00Z`	`1980-04-27 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1980-10-26T09:00:00Z`	`1980-10-26 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1981-04-26T10:00:00Z`	`1981-04-26 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1981-10-25T09:00:00Z`	`1981-10-25 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1982-04-25T10:00:00Z`	`1982-04-25 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1982-10-31T09:00:00Z`	`1982-10-31 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1983-04-24T10:00:00Z`	`1983-04-24 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1983-10-30T09:00:00Z`	`1983-10-30 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1984-04-29T10:00:00Z`	`1984-04-29 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1984-10-28T09:00:00Z`	`1984-10-28 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1985-04-28T10:00:00Z`	`1985-04-28 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1985-10-27T09:00:00Z`	`1985-10-27 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1986-04-27T10:00:00Z`	`1986-04-27 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1986-10-26T09:00:00Z`	`1986-10-26 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1987-04-05T10:00:00Z`	`1987-04-05 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1987-10-25T09:00:00Z`	`1987-10-25 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1988-04-03T10:00:00Z`	`1988-04-03 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1988-10-30T09:00:00Z`	`1988-10-30 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1989-04-02T10:00:00Z`	`1989-04-02 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1989-10-29T09:00:00Z`	`1989-10-29 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1990-04-01T10:00:00Z`	`1990-04-01 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1990-10-28T09:00:00Z`	`1990-10-28 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1991-04-07T10:00:00Z`	`1991-04-07 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1991-10-27T09:00:00Z`	`1991-10-27 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1992-04-05T10:00:00Z`	`1992-04-05 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1992-10-25T09:00:00Z`	`1992-10-25 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1993-04-04T10:00:00Z`	`1993-04-04 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1993-10-31T09:00:00Z`	`1993-10-31 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1994-04-03T10:00:00Z`	`1994-04-03 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1994-10-30T09:00:00Z`	`1994-10-30 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1995-04-02T10:00:00Z`	`1995-04-02 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1995-10-29T09:00:00Z`	`1995-10-29 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1996-04-07T10:00:00Z`	`1996-04-07 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1996-10-27T09:00:00Z`	`1996-10-27 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1997-04-06T10:00:00Z`	`1997-04-06 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1997-10-26T09:00:00Z`	`1997-10-26 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1998-04-05T10:00:00Z`	`1998-04-05 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1998-10-25T09:00:00Z`	`1998-10-25 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`1999-04-04T10:00:00Z`	`1999-04-04 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`1999-10-31T09:00:00Z`	`1999-10-31 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`2000-04-02T10:00:00Z`	`2000-04-02 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`2000-10-29T09:00:00Z`	`2000-10-29 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`2001-04-01T10:00:00Z`	`2001-04-01 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`2001-10-28T09:00:00Z`	`2001-10-28 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`2002-04-07T10:00:00Z`	`2002-04-07 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`2002-10-27T09:00:00Z`	`2002-10-27 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`2003-04-06T10:00:00Z`	`2003-04-06 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`2003-10-26T09:00:00Z`	`2003-10-26 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`2004-04-04T10:00:00Z`	`2004-04-04 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`2004-10-31T09:00:00Z`	`2004-10-31 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`2005-04-03T10:00:00Z`	`2005-04-03 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`2005-10-30T09:00:00Z`	`2005-10-30 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`2006-04-02T10:00:00Z`	`2006-04-02 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`2006-10-29T09:00:00Z`	`2006-10-29 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`2007-03-11T10:00:00Z`	`2007-03-11 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`2007-11-04T09:00:00Z`	`2007-11-04 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`2008-03-09T10:00:00Z`	`2008-03-09 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`2008-11-02T09:00:00Z`	`2008-11-02 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`2009-03-08T10:00:00Z`	`2009-03-08 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`2009-11-01T09:00:00Z`	`2009-11-01 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`2010-03-14T10:00:00Z`	`2010-03-14 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`2010-11-07T09:00:00Z`	`2010-11-07 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`2011-03-13T10:00:00Z`	`2011-03-13 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`2011-11-06T09:00:00Z`	`2011-11-06 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`2012-03-11T10:00:00Z`	`2012-03-11 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`2012-11-04T09:00:00Z`	`2012-11-04 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`2013-03-10T10:00:00Z`	`2013-03-10 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`2013-11-03T09:00:00Z`	`2013-11-03 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`2014-03-09T10:00:00Z`	`2014-03-09 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`2014-11-02T09:00:00Z`	`2014-11-02 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`2015-03-08T10:00:00Z`	`2015-03-08 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`2015-11-01T09:00:00Z`	`2015-11-01 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`2016-03-13T10:00:00Z`	`2016-03-13 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`2016-11-06T09:00:00Z`	`2016-11-06 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`2017-03-12T10:00:00Z`	`2017-03-12 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`2017-11-05T09:00:00Z`	`2017-11-05 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`2018-03-11T10:00:00Z`	`2018-03-11 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`2018-11-04T09:00:00Z`	`2018-11-04 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`2019-03-10T10:00:00Z`	`2019-03-10 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`2019-11-03T09:00:00Z`	`2019-11-03 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`2020-03-08T10:00:00Z`	`2020-03-08 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`2020-11-01T09:00:00Z`	`2020-11-01 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`2021-03-14T10:00:00Z`	`2021-03-14 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`2021-11-07T09:00:00Z`	`2021-11-07 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`2022-03-13T10:00:00Z`	`2022-03-13 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`2022-11-06T09:00:00Z`	`2022-11-06 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`2023-03-12T10:00:00Z`	`2023-03-12 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`2023-11-05T09:00:00Z`	`2023-11-05 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`2024-03-10T10:00:00Z`	`2024-03-10 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`2024-11-03T09:00:00Z`	`2024-11-03 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`2025-03-09T10:00:00Z`	`2025-03-09 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`2025-11-02T09:00:00Z`	`2025-11-02 01:00:00`	-07:00 → -08:00	`PST`	No	overlap
`2026-03-08T10:00:00Z`	`2026-03-08 03:00:00`	-08:00 → -07:00	`PDT`	Yes	gap
`2026-11-01T09:00:00Z`	`2026-11-01 02:00:00`	-07:00 → -07:00	`MST`	No	offset-only

Notes from the Maintainers

Source: northamerica (Lines 2124 to 2124)

Zone	NAME		STDOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]

Years on Record

Methodology Note: The 1970 Rule

tzdb guarantees accuracy for timestamps from 1970 onwards. Transitions prior to 1970 represent best-effort historical reconstructions.