Time difference between London and Vancouver
No office hour works for both on a typical weekday — the bars below show the closest.
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- Awake
- Night
- Weekend
Tap any column to see that moment in every city.
Different hours for each city
- 8 hoursVancouver behind London
- UTC / UTC+1London, January / July
- UTC−8 / UTC−7Vancouver, January / July
- 0 hoursshared 9-to-5 time
How the gap moves through the year
Vancouver is 8 hours behind London for about 9 months of the year.
Vancouver is 7 hours behind London for about 3 months of the year.
From the last Sunday in March (when London moves forward), Vancouver is 8 hours behind London.
From the last Sunday in October (when London falls back), Vancouver is 7 hours behind London.
London moves its clocks forward one hour on the last Sunday in March at 1:00 am local time and back on the last Sunday in October at 2:00 am, switching between Greenwich Mean Time (UTC) and British Summer Time (UTC+1).
Vancouver changes its clocks on dates that do not follow a fixed weekday rule (Pacific Standard Time / Pacific Daylight Time); check the date before you book.
Next clock change for this pair, as of when this page was built (2026-10-20): London falls back on Sun 25 October 2026.
Everything on this page also holds if you swap London for Birmingham, Dublin, Glasgow, Manchester or Lisbon — those cities follow exactly the same clock all year.
Working hours that overlap
In January, two 9-to-5 days never meet — not a single quarter-hour is inside working hours in both cities.
July is no different.
Stretching both days to 8:00–18:00 opens 2 hours (4:00 pm–6:00 pm in London). Beyond that, one side has to take an early-morning or evening call.
Across the week
At 9:00 on a Monday morning in London, it is 1:00 am on Monday in Vancouver.
The other way round, 1 hour of a Vancouver working week fall on the London weekend.
Daylight, distance and night calls
London and Vancouver are about 7,580 km (4,710 miles) apart and 123° of longitude apart, which by the sun alone would be 8 hours 15 minutes.
London's winter clock sits within 2 minutes of the sun, and Vancouver's runs 12 minutes ahead of the sun.
In mid-January the sun is up in London from about 7:59 am to 4:19 pm, and the sun is up in Vancouver from about 8:02 am to 4:40 pm; both cities are in daylight at the same time for about 15 minutes.
In mid-July the sun is up in London from about 5:00 am to 9:12 pm, and the sun is up in Vancouver from about 5:23 am to 9:14 pm; both cities are in daylight at the same time for about 8 hours.
In January, 5 hours of a London office day fall in Vancouver's night (10 pm to 6 am), and 3 hours of a Vancouver office day fall in London's night.
In July, 5 hours of a London office day fall in Vancouver's night (10 pm to 6 am), and 3 hours of a Vancouver office day fall in London's night.
Two usual compromises in January: an early call at 7:00 am in London is 11:00 pm the previous day in Vancouver; a late call at 6:00 pm in London is 10:00 am there.
Hour-by-hour table and common mistakes — 2 more sections
| London | Vancouver, January | Vancouver, July |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 4:00 pm (−1 day) | 4:00 pm (−1 day) |
| 1:00 am | 5:00 pm (−1 day) | 5:00 pm (−1 day) |
| 2:00 am | 6:00 pm (−1 day) | 6:00 pm (−1 day) |
| 3:00 am | 7:00 pm (−1 day) | 7:00 pm (−1 day) |
| 4:00 am | 8:00 pm (−1 day) | 8:00 pm (−1 day) |
| 5:00 am | 9:00 pm (−1 day) | 9:00 pm (−1 day) |
| 6:00 am | 10:00 pm (−1 day) | 10:00 pm (−1 day) |
| 7:00 am | 11:00 pm (−1 day) | 11:00 pm (−1 day) |
| 8:00 am | 12:00 am | 12:00 am |
| 9:00 am | 1:00 am | 1:00 am |
| 10:00 am | 2:00 am | 2:00 am |
| 11:00 am | 3:00 am | 3:00 am |
| 12:00 pm | 4:00 am | 4:00 am |
| 1:00 pm | 5:00 am | 5:00 am |
| 2:00 pm | 6:00 am | 6:00 am |
| 3:00 pm | 7:00 am | 7:00 am |
| 4:00 pm | 8:00 am | 8:00 am |
| 5:00 pm | 9:00 am | 9:00 am |
| 6:00 pm | 10:00 am | 10:00 am |
| 7:00 pm | 11:00 am | 11:00 am |
| 8:00 pm | 12:00 pm | 12:00 pm |
| 9:00 pm | 1:00 pm | 1:00 pm |
| 10:00 pm | 2:00 pm | 2:00 pm |
| 11:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 3:00 pm |
Common mistakes with London and Vancouver
- Assuming the gap is fixed. Both cities change their clocks, but not on the same weekend, so a recurring meeting can land an hour off for a few weeks.
- Writing “GMT” all year for London. In summer the zone is British Summer Time; calendar apps handle it, but a typed time in an email can be read the wrong way.
Questions
- Is Vancouver ahead of London?
- Vancouver is 8 hours behind London for most of the year.
- What is a good time for a meeting between London and Vancouver?
- There is no hour that is inside a 9-to-5 day in both cities. The least painful option is usually early morning in one and early evening in the other; drag the slider above to see the trade-off on your date.
- Does the time difference between London and Vancouver change?
- Yes. Vancouver is 8 hours behind London for about 9 months of the year. Vancouver is 7 hours behind London for about 3 months of the year.
Related time differences
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- London and DubaiDubai ahead by 3–4 hours · 5 hours of shared office time
- London and BrisbaneBrisbane ahead by 9–10 hours · no shared office hours
- London and SingaporeSingapore ahead by 7–8 hours · 1 hour of shared office time
- London and ChicagoChicago behind by 6 hours · 2 hours of shared office time
- London and AmsterdamAmsterdam ahead by 1 hour · 7 hours of shared office time
- London and TokyoTokyo ahead by 8–9 hours · no shared office hours
- London and CalgaryCalgary behind by 7 hours · 1 hour of shared office time
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