Current time in Provo, UT
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 | 40.23° N, 111.66° W |
Time difference from Provo
| 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 |
Provo's clock agrees with the entire Mountain Time Zone, Salt Lake City and Denver included.
About time in Provo
Provo, the seat of Utah County, lies about 45 miles south of Salt Lake City between Utah Lake and the Wasatch Range, and takes its name from Étienne Provost, a French-Canadian trapper who explored the region in the 1820s.
Utah has no internal time boundaries, so Provo's Mountain Time reading matches every other city in the state as well as Denver's; it lines up with Phoenix only during the winter months, because Arizona skips daylight saving.
Published sunrise times assume a flat horizon — with 11,000-foot Wasatch summits such as Provo Peak rising directly east of downtown, direct sunlight reaches much of the valley noticeably later than the listed minute.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Provo in?
Provo is in the Mountain Time Zone (MT), like every city in Utah: MST (UTC−7) in winter and MDT (UTC−6) from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November.
What is the time difference between Provo and New York?
Provo sits 2 hours behind New York all year; the two never drift because their DST dates match. 8:00 PM in New York is 6:00 PM in Provo.
Does Provo observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Provo's clocks go forward one hour at 2:00 AM on the second Sunday of March and back at 2:00 AM on the first Sunday of November — March 8 and November 1 in 2026.