Montana operates on Mountain Standard Time (MST) during winter months, which is 7 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-7). During daylight saving time, observed from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November, Montana switches to Mountain Daylight Time (MDT), which is UTC-6.
All of Montana follows the same time zone. Major cities including Billings, Missoula, Great Falls, Bozeman, and Butte all observe Mountain Time. This makes scheduling across Montana straightforward, as there's no time difference within the state.
Montana's Mountain Time position places it between the coasts. When it's 9 AM in Billings, it's 11 AM in New York and 8 AM in Seattle. Montana's timezone makes it ideal for coordinating with both East and West Coast operations.