PDT is the Pacific Time Zone In everyday usage, PDT is often referred to as Pacific Time (PT) or the Pacific Time Zone. This can add a bit of confusion as the term Pacific Time does not differentiate between standard time and Daylight Saving Time, so Pacific Time switches between PDT and PST in areas that use DST during part of the year.
In everyday usage, PST is often referred to as Pacific Time (PT) or the Pacific Time Zone. This can add a bit of confusion as the term Pacific Time does not differentiate between standard time and Daylight Saving Time, so Pacific Time switches between PST and PDT in areas that use DST during part of the year.
The term Pacific Time (PT) is often used to denote the local time in areas observing either Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) or Pacific Standard Time (PST). In other words, in locations observing Daylight Saving Time (DST) during part of the year, Pacific Time is not static but switches between PDT and PST.
California uses Pacific Standard Time (PST) during standard time and Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) during Daylight Saving Time (DST). California shares its time zone and DST schedule with bordering states Oregon and Nevada. Meanwhile, most of Arizona, which also shares a border with California, is on Mountain Standard Time (MST) all year.
BC Time Zone Most of British Columbia, including its largest city Vancouver, uses Pacific Standard Time (PST) during standard time and Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) during Daylight Saving Time (DST). Neighbors on Mountain Time All of British Columbia's neighbors in Canada use Mountain Time (MT). Yukon is on Mountain Standard Time (MST) all year, while the Northwest Territories and Alberta switch ...