Current time in Missoula, MT
Mountain Time UTC−7 · IANA zone America/Denver
Time zone details
| Time zone | Mountain Time (MT) |
|---|---|
| Standard time | MST, UTC−7 (early Nov – mid Mar) |
| Daylight time | MDT, UTC−6 (mid Mar – early Nov) |
| DST clock change | Forward 1 h, 2nd Sunday of March · Back 1 h, 1st Sunday of November |
| Sunrise today | — |
| Sunset today | — |
| Day length | — |
| Coordinates | 46.87° N, 113.99° W |
Time difference from Missoula
| City | Local time now |
|---|---|
| New York | +2 h |
| Chicago | +1 h |
| Phoenix | 0 / −1 h |
| Los Angeles | −1 h |
| Anchorage | −2 h |
| Honolulu | −3 / −4 h |
Missoula reads the same minute as the rest of the Mountain Time Zone: Billings, Boise, and Denver among them.
About time in Missoula
Missoula, the seat of Missoula County and home of the University of Montana since 1893, sits in a broad valley where the Clark Fork River emerges from Hellgate Canyon in the state's mountainous west.
It is the last major Mountain Time city on westbound I-90: at Lookout Pass on the Idaho line, about 100 miles away, the highway crosses into the Pacific Time Zone and clocks drop back an hour.
At nearly 47° N, daylight approaches 16 hours at the June solstice, with sunsets close to 9:30 PM MDT; by late December the sun is up for barely 8 and a half hours.
Time in cities near Missoula
| City | Distance | Local time now |
|---|---|---|
| Spokane, WA | 170 mi | Pacific Time |
| Boise, ID | 249 mi | Mountain Time |
| Billings, MT | 273 mi | Mountain Time |
| Seattle, WA | 394 mi | Pacific Time |
| Tacoma, WA | 398 mi | Pacific Time |
| Portland, OR | 426 mi | Pacific Time |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 435 mi | Mountain Time |
| Salem, OR | 454 mi | Pacific Time |
More places: all Montana cities · Mountain Time Zone · every US city
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Missoula in?
Missoula is in the Mountain Time Zone (MT): MST (UTC−7) in winter and MDT (UTC−6) from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November, like all of Montana.
How far behind New York is Missoula?
Missoula stays 2 hours behind New York all year — the DST dates are the same in both states. A 9:00 AM meeting in New York is 7:00 AM in Missoula.
Does Missoula observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Missoula's clocks advance one hour at 2:00 AM on the second Sunday of March and go back at 2:00 AM on the first Sunday of November — March 8 and November 1 in 2026.