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Time difference
Chennai and Vancouver

Live clocks (IST ↔ PST), the current gap, month-by-month offset changes, and a full 24-hour map from Chennai to Vancouver.

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Live gap

See the current offset between Chennai and Vancouver, with IANA-backed clocks updating every second.

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Year-round chart

DST can shift the gap by an hour twice a year—the 2026 month table shows every change.

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Hour-by-hour

Scroll the 24-hour table to map any civil hour in Chennai into Vancouver with day-shift cues.

Time difference workspace

How Chennai and Vancouver line up today.

2 cities · live offsetGap shifts yearly
City pair

Chennai Vancouver

Vancouver is 12.5h behind Chennai at this moment. Compare live clocks, seasonal DST shifts, and hour-by-hour conversions below.

Live offsetIANA zones · updates automatically
Chennai
Asia/Kolkata
ZoneIST
Offset nowUTC+5:30
Hour gap
−12:30

VancouverChennai

Vancouver
America/Vancouver
ZonePST / PDT
Offset nowUTC-7
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Time difference between Chennai and Vancouver: Vancouver is currently 13.5 hours behind Chennai.

This difference is not constant: in winter Chennai is 13.5 hours ahead of Vancouver, while in summer (when one or both observe DST) the gap shifts to 12.5 hours ahead of. The monthly table below shows the exact offset gap month by month. For practical scheduling, jump to the best-time-to-meet page or the 24-hour conversion table below.

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Live clocks workspace

Clocks side by side.

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Right nowAsia/Kolkata · America/Vancouver
Chennai
Asia/Kolkata
Live time
--:--
OffsetUTC+5:30
AbbreviationIST
No DST
Vancouver
America/Vancouver
Live time
--:--
OffsetUTC-7
AbbreviationPST / PDT
Observes DST
Relationship

Vancouver is 12.5h behind Chennai.

DST rules can widen or shrink this gap for a few weeks each spring and autumn—the month table below shows how many hours Vancouver sits ahead of or behind Chennai through the calendar year.

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Year-round

Offset changes by month

Sampled mid-month for 2026. Compares Vancouver versus Chennai; a value of +3h means Vancouver is three hours ahead of Chennai.

2026 calendar

Month-by-month gap

MonthDifference (Vancouver vs Chennai)
January-13.5h
February-13.5h
March-12.5h
April-12.5h
May-12.5h
June-12.5h
July-12.5h
August-12.5h
September-12.5h
October-12.5h
November-13.5h
December-13.5h
Hour by hour

24-hour conversion table

Every civil hour in Chennai mapped into Vancouver; day-shift cues follow active DST for both zones today.

ChennaiVancouver

Hourly wall-clock map for today — midnight crossings show as day shifts.

Chennai with part-of-day icon
Vancouver arrow and converted time
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  • 13:00
    00:30
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    01:30
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    02:30
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    03:30
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    04:30
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  • 18:00
    05:30
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  • 19:00
    06:30
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  • 20:00
    07:30
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  • 21:00
    08:30
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  • 22:00
    09:30
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  • 23:00
    10:30
    Same day
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Currently, Vancouver is 12.5h behind Chennai. This may change through the year if either city observes Daylight Saving Time.