Utah 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, Utah switches to Mountain Daylight Time (MDT), which is UTC-6.
All of Utah follows the same time zone. Major cities including Salt Lake City, West Valley City, Provo, West Jordan, and Orem all observe Mountain Time. This makes scheduling across Utah straightforward, as there's no time difference within the state.
Utah's Mountain Time position makes it ideal for coordinating between coasts. When it's 9 AM in Salt Lake City, it's 11 AM in New York and 8 AM in Los Angeles. Utah's growing tech sector leverages this central position.