Time in Fort Frances, Ontario right now
Fort Frances is in Ontario and uses Central Time. The clock on this page is live, and the times below are worked out for the coordinates of Fort Frances.
- Province
- Ontario
- Time zone
- Central Time
- Offset from UTC now
- Daylight saving time
- No, UTC-5 all year since 8 Mar 2026
- Population
- 7,739
- Coordinates
- 48.6167° N, 93.4003° W
Sunrise and sunset times in Fort Frances today.
Worked out for 48.6167° N, 93.4003° W from the position of the sun, and updated every minute. On the longest day of 2026 the sun is up in Fort Frances for 16h 9m, and on the shortest day for 8h 17m.
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
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Time difference between Fort Frances and other cities.
How the clock in Fort Frances lines up with the rest of Canada and a few cities around the world, right now.
| City | Time zone | Local time | From Fort Frances |
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| Toronto | Eastern Time | --:-- | |
| 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 Frances time zone and daylight saving time.
Fort Frances 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 Fort Frances.
Short answers about the time zone, sunrise, clock changes and neighbours of Fort Frances.
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What time is it in Fort Frances right now?
Fort Frances 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 Fort Frances in?
Fort Frances uses Central Time. The Ontario page shows every zone used in the province.
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Does Fort Frances observe daylight saving time?
No. Fort Frances 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 Fort Frances?
Today's sunrise and sunset are shown live on this page. On the longest day of 2026 the sun rises at 05:11 and sets at 21:19, and on the shortest day it rises at 09:03 and sets at 17:19.
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How long is the longest day in Fort Frances?
The sun is up for 16h 9m on the longest day of the year and for 8h 17m 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 Frances and Toronto?
Fort Frances 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 Fort Frances and New York?
Fort Frances 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 Fort Frances?
Fort Frances has about 7,739 people, which makes it one of the places listed for Ontario on Time Dates. Population figures come from GeoNames.
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Where is Fort Frances?
Fort Frances sits at 48.6167° N, 93.4003° W in Ontario, about 1206 km from Toronto.
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Which places are closest to Fort Frances?
The closest places listed are Dryden, 138 km away, Kenora, 150 km away and Sioux Lookout, 197 km away. Each one shows its own local time on this page.