Newfoundland, Canada (NF)

What is the current time in Cape-Breton, NF now?

What is the Time Zone of Cape-Breton, NF, Canada?

What time zone is Cape-Breton, NF in?

Alberta is in the Mountain Time Zone in Canada, which is 7 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-7).  

Newfoundland, Canada is in the Newfoundland Time Zone, 3.5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-3:30).  

Many people wonder why Newfoundland has a time zone that is a half hour different rather than one hour. The system of Standard Time employs 24 meridians; each are theoretically the centres of 24 Standard Time zones. Newfoundland lies in the eastern half of its time zone.

Does Cape-Breton, NF observe Daylight Saving Time?

Like most provinces in Canada, Daylight Saving Time is observed in Newfoundland, where the time is shifted forward by 1 hour, resulting in a 2.5 hours difference behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-2:30).  

After the Summer months the time is shifted back by 1 hour resulting in the normal 3.5 hours difference to GMT.