Vancouver to Santa Cruz: time difference
Santa Cruz is 2 h ahead of Vancouver. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Vancouver 08:39 8:39 AM Santa Cruz 10:39 10:39 AM You –:–
08:39 8:39 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 08:09 · 🌙 17:45
10:39 10:39 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:13 · 🌙 17:37
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+2 h
Santa Cruz is 2 h ahead of Vancouver.
When you, Vancouver and Santa Cruz are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇦 Vancouver
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇯🇲 Santa Cruz
2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇦 Vancouver | 🇯🇲 Santa Cruz |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:39 | 10:39 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pacific Daylight Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-7 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Vancouver | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Vancouver | America/Jamaica |
| Daylight saving | On summer time | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 08:09 | 06:13 |
| Sunset | 17:45 | 17:37 |
| Daylight | 9 h 35 min | 11 h 24 min |
| People on this clock | 631,486 | 8,217 |
Compare Vancouver with another city
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Vancouver and Santa Cruz: common questions
What is the time difference between Vancouver and Santa Cruz?
Santa Cruz is 2 hours ahead: it uses UTC−5, while Vancouver is on UTC−7.
If it is 9:00 AM in Vancouver, what time is it in Santa Cruz?
At 9:00 AM in Vancouver, clocks in Santa Cruz show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Santa Cruz when it is 6:00 PM in Vancouver?
When it is 6:00 PM in Vancouver, it is 8:00 PM in Santa Cruz.
Is there a time when both Vancouver and Santa Cruz are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Vancouver (11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Santa Cruz), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Santa Cruz compared with Vancouver?
The new day starts in Santa Cruz earlier: at 10:00 PM in Vancouver it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 AM in Santa Cruz, Vancouver is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Vancouver and Santa Cruz change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Vancouver nor in Santa Cruz, so the gap is 2 hours all year round.
