Chester in numbers
- Coordinates
- 44.5423, -64.2389
- Population
- 2 348
- Region
- Nova Scotia
- Country
- Canada, North America
- Capital
- Ottawa — 906 km away
- Same name
- 42 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada
This page keeps the current time in Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada, according to the America/Halifax zone (−4).
Chester, Canada
Sunday, 1 November 2026
UTC−4 · America/Halifax
Local time in Chester
UTC−4 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Chester, Nova Scotia.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:55 AM Solar noon 12:02 PM Sunset 5:08 PM Daylight 10 h 13 min Night 13 h 47 min Civil twilight 6:25 AM – 5:38 PM
Weather in Chester right now
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Chester and its neighbours
Largest cities in Nova Scotia
- Halifax 471 559
- Sydney 105 968
- Dartmouth 101 343
- Lower Sackville 51 749
- Downtown Halifax 25 555
- Halifax West End 22 664
Other places named Chester
- Chester England, United Kingdom
- Chester Pennsylvania, United States
- Chester Virginia, United States
- Chester Illinois, United States
- Chester South Carolina, United States
Nearby places
- Commons — 0.9 km
- Haddon Hill — 0.9 km
- Robinsons Corner — 2.5 km
- East Chester — 2.5 km
- Marriotts Cove — 2.9 km
- Shaw Island — 3.3 km
Chester: clock, sun and surroundings
Morning light reaches Chester at 6:55 AM, and the sun sets at 5:08 PM. Daylight lasts a total of 10 h 13 min.
Chester, Haddon Hill and Commons all run on one and the same time.
In Chester the time zone is America/Halifax and the offset is UTC−4. Daylight saving time used: No.
Questions and answers
- Which local time zone does Chester follow?
- Chester follows America/Halifax, with an offset of −4.
- Does the local schedule in Chester include a clock change?
- No.
- How early does the sun rise in Chester?
- The first sunlight comes at 6:55 AM.