Time in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba right now
Portage la Prairie is in Manitoba and uses Central Time. The clock on this page is live, and the times below are worked out for the coordinates of Portage la Prairie.
- Province
- Manitoba
- Time zone
- Central Time
- Offset from UTC now
- Daylight saving time
- No, UTC-5 all year since 8 Mar 2026
- Population
- 13,304
- Coordinates
- 49.9728° N, 98.2926° W
Sunrise and sunset times in Portage la Prairie today.
Worked out for 49.9728° N, 98.2926° W from the position of the sun, and updated every minute. On the longest day of 2026 the sun is up in Portage la Prairie for 16h 22m, and on the shortest day for 8h 5m.
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Time difference between Portage la Prairie and other cities.
How the clock in Portage la Prairie lines up with the rest of Canada and a few cities around the world, right now.
| City | Time zone | Local time | From Portage la Prairie |
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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 | --:-- |
Portage la Prairie time zone and daylight saving time.
Portage la Prairie moved its clocks forward for the last time on Sunday, 8 March 2026 and now stays on UTC-5 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 Portage la Prairie.
Short answers about the time zone, sunrise, clock changes and neighbours of Portage la Prairie.
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What time is it in Portage la Prairie right now?
Portage la Prairie is on Central Time, UTC-5 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 Portage la Prairie in?
Portage la Prairie uses Central Time. The Manitoba page shows every zone used in the province.
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Does Portage la Prairie observe daylight saving time?
No. Portage la Prairie stays on UTC-5 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 Portage la Prairie?
Today's sunrise and sunset are shown live on this page. On the longest day of 2026 the sun rises at 05:23 and sets at 21:45, and on the shortest day it rises at 09:28 and sets at 17:33.
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How long is the longest day in Portage la Prairie?
The sun is up for 16h 22m on the longest day of the year and for 8h 5m on the shortest. Day length changes fastest around the equinoxes in March and September.
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What is the time difference between Portage la Prairie and Toronto?
Portage la Prairie is on the same time as Toronto in January and 1 hour behind Toronto in July.
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What is the time difference between Portage la Prairie and New York?
Portage la Prairie is on the same time as New York in January and 1 hour behind New York in July.
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How many people live in Portage la Prairie?
Portage la Prairie has about 13,304 people, which makes it one of the places listed for Manitoba on Time Dates. Population figures come from GeoNames.
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Where is Portage la Prairie?
Portage la Prairie sits at 49.9728° N, 98.2926° W in Manitoba, about 83 km from Winnipeg.
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Which places are closest to Portage la Prairie?
The closest places listed are West St. Paul, 82 km away, Winnipeg, 83 km away and Morden, 88 km away. Each one shows its own local time on this page.