Time in Fort McMurray, Alberta right now
Fort McMurray is in Alberta and uses Mountain Time. The clock on this page is live, and the times below are worked out for the coordinates of Fort McMurray.
- Province
- Alberta
- Time zone
- Mountain Time
- Offset from UTC now
- Daylight saving time
- No, UTC-6 all year since 8 Mar 2026
- Population
- 66,573
- Coordinates
- 56.7268° N, 111.3810° W
Sunrise and sunset times in Fort McMurray today.
Worked out for 56.7268° N, 111.3810° W from the position of the sun, and updated every minute. On the longest day of 2026 the sun is up in Fort McMurray for 17h 49m, and on the shortest day for 6h 47m.
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- Solar noon
- Moon phase
- Moon lit
Time difference between Fort McMurray and other cities.
How the clock in Fort McMurray lines up with the rest of Canada and a few cities around the world, right now.
| City | Time zone | Local time | From Fort McMurray |
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| Halifax | Atlantic Time | --:-- | |
| St. John's | Newfoundland Time | --:-- | |
| Winnipeg | Central Time | --:-- | |
| Calgary | Mountain Time | --:-- | |
| Vancouver | Pacific Time | --:-- | |
| New York | United States | --:-- | |
| London | United Kingdom | --:-- | |
| Dubai | United Arab Emirates | --:-- | |
| Tokyo | Japan | --:-- | |
| Sydney | Australia | --:-- |
Fort McMurray time zone and daylight saving time.
Fort McMurray moved its clocks forward for the last time on Sunday, 8 March 2026 and now stays on UTC-6 all year. The dates on the right are when the rest of Canada changes. Clock change dates come from the IANA time zone database.
- 8 March 2026 Clocks go forward 1 hour Daylight saving time starts at 2:00 local time
- 1 November 2026 Clocks go back 1 hour Daylight saving time ends at 2:00 local time
- 14 March 2027 Clocks go forward 1 hour Daylight saving time starts at 2:00 local time
- 7 November 2027 Clocks go back 1 hour Daylight saving time ends at 2:00 local time
Because the clocks never change here, the gap to cities that do change moves by one hour twice a year.
Quick answers about time in Fort McMurray.
Short answers about the time zone, sunrise, clock changes and neighbours of Fort McMurray.
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What time is it in Fort McMurray right now?
Fort McMurray is on Mountain Time, UTC-6 all year. The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time to the second.
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What time zone is Fort McMurray in?
Fort McMurray uses Mountain Time. The Alberta page shows every zone used in the province.
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Does Fort McMurray observe daylight saving time?
No. Fort McMurray stays on UTC-6 all year, so the difference from cities that do change moves by one hour twice a year.
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What time does the sun rise in Fort McMurray?
Today's sunrise and sunset are shown live on this page. On the longest day of 2026 the sun rises at 04:32 and sets at 22:21, and on the shortest day it rises at 10:00 and sets at 16:46.
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How long is the longest day in Fort McMurray?
The sun is up for 17h 49m on the longest day of the year and for 6h 47m on the shortest. Day length changes fastest around the equinoxes in March and September.
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What is the time difference between Fort McMurray and Toronto?
Fort McMurray is 1 hour behind Toronto in January and 2 hours behind Toronto in July.
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What is the time difference between Fort McMurray and New York?
Fort McMurray is 1 hour behind New York in January and 2 hours behind New York in July.
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How many people live in Fort McMurray?
Fort McMurray has about 66,573 people, which makes it one of the places listed for Alberta on Time Dates. Population figures come from GeoNames.
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Where is Fort McMurray?
Fort McMurray sits at 56.7268° N, 111.3810° W in Alberta, about 655 km from Calgary.
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Which places are closest to Fort McMurray?
The closest places listed are Cold Lake, 263 km away, Slave Lake, 265 km away and Grand Centre, 267 km away. Each one shows its own local time on this page.