Here's When You Can Download macOS Monterey Today [Update: It's Out!]

Update 10:01 a.m.: macOS Monterey is now rolling out for everyone, although it may take a few minutes to show up via Software Update.


Apple's official public release of macOS Monterey is set to occur today (Monday, October 25), just a few days after Apple released the second release candidate to developers and a week after its "Unleashed" media event.

macOS Monterey on MBP Feature
Developers are busy putting the finishing touches on their apps to take advantage of new features in macOS Monterey and support the new MacBook Pro models with Apple's new high-end M1 Pro and M1 Max chips and a notched display, and many users will be looking to update their Macs as soon as Monterey is available.

Although Apple has not shared an exact time for the release of macOS Monterey, we can make some educated guesses based on Apple's localized sites for various countries and past releases.

While Apple lists the release date as October 25 in much of the world, localized sites for some countries in the Eastern Hemisphere list the launch date as October 26, as the launch time will come at or after midnight in those countries.

Notably, Apple lists a release date of October 25 on its Indian site, while its Thai site lists an October 26 release date.

Given that those two countries are 90 minutes apart by time zones, that pins things down relatively closely, pointing to a window between 8:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time. The most likely release time in that window would be 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time, which is a common release time for Apple. A release at that time would correspond to 10:30 p.m. on October 25 in India and midnight on October 26 in Thailand. This same method has accurately predicted the release times for a number of major operating system updates from Apple, including macOS Big Sur last year.

It's worth noting that Apple's release times do sometimes vary a bit and it can take a bit of time for the updates to propagate across Apple's servers and become available to all users, so the 10:00 a.m. estimate is simply that – an estimate.

Apple has also indicated that it will be releasing iOS 15.1, iPadOS 15.1, watchOS 8.1, tvOS 15.1, and HomePod software 15.1 during the week of October 25, but the company does not appear to have specified an exact day for those releases. There are some cross-platform features that means it would be logical for Apple to release all of its updates at the same time, but we'll have to wait and see what Apple's plans are.

There are of course no guarantees Apple will stick to its usual release timing with macOS Monterey, but given our best guess of 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time release, here's a breakdown of what that corresponds to in other time zones in the United States and around the world:

  • Honolulu, Hawaii -- 7:00 a.m. HST
  • Anchorage, Alaska -- 9:00 a.m. AKDT
  • Cupertino, California -- 10:00 a.m. PDT
  • Vancouver, Canada -- 10:00 a.m. PDT
  • Phoenix, Arizona -- 10:00 a.m. MST
  • Denver, Colorado -- 11:00 a.m. MDT
  • Chicago, Illinois -- 12:00 noon. CDT
  • New York, New York -- 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Toronto, Canada -- 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Halifax, Canada -- 2:00 p.m. ADT
  • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- 2:00 p.m. BRT
  • London, United Kingdom -- 6:00 p.m. BST
  • Berlin, Germany -- 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Paris, France -- 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Cape Town, South Africa -- 7:00 p.m. SAST
  • Helsinki, Finland -- 8:00 p.m. EEST
  • Moscow, Russia -- 8:00 p.m. MSK
  • Istanbul, Turkey -- 8:00 p.m. TRT
  • Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- 9:00 p.m. GST
  • Delhi, India -- 10:30 p.m. IST
  • Jakarta, Indonesia -- 12:00 midnight WIB next day
  • Shanghai, China -- 1:00 a.m. CST next day
  • Singapore -- 1:00 a.m. SGT next day
  • Perth, Australia -- 1:00 a.m. AWST next day
  • Hong Kong -- 1:00 a.m. HKT next day
  • Seoul, South Korea -- 2:00 a.m. KST next day
  • Tokyo, Japan -- 2:00 a.m. JST next day
  • Brisbane, Australia - 3:00 a.m. AEST next day
  • Adelaide, Australia -- 3:30 a.m. ACDT next day
  • Sydney, Australia -- 4:00 a.m. AEDT next day
  • Auckland, New Zealand -- 6:00 a.m. NZDT next day

macOS Monterey is compatible with many of the Macs that were able to run macOS Big Sur, but it drops support for some older MacBook Air and iMac models from 2013 and 2014 as well as the 2015 MacBook. Compatible machines are outlined below:

  • Early 2016 and later MacBook
  • Early 2015 and later ‌MacBook Air‌
  • Early 2015 and later MacBook Pro
  • Late 2015 and later ‌iMac‌
  • 2017 and later ‌iMac‌ Pro
  • Late 2014 and later Mac mini
  • Late 2013 and later Mac Pro

For all of the details on what's new in macOS Monterey, make sure to check out our roundup which offers a thorough look at the updates to key apps, visual changes, and other new features.

Related Forum: macOS Monterey

Top Rated Comments

BornAgainMac Avatar
32 months ago
Anyone remember the days when lining up outside at an Apple store to purchase a new copy of Mac OS X for $129?
Score: 42 Votes (Like | Disagree)
dylanthomas Avatar
32 months ago
Queue hundreds of people who need to let the world know they're not downloading it day one. The line starts here for your congratulatory pats on the back.
Score: 32 Votes (Like | Disagree)
chasemay Avatar
32 months ago
Won't be doing that day one this year :P
Score: 30 Votes (Like | Disagree)
CarpalMac Avatar
32 months ago
Good luck to all those brave souls installing the .0 release. The rest of us who have been burned previously thank you for your service. ?
Score: 22 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ApplesAreSweet&Sour Avatar
32 months ago
No Monterey for me until 12.1 or 12.2, or maybe later.

iOS 15 is still such a mess.
Score: 17 Votes (Like | Disagree)
triptolemus Avatar
32 months ago

When I open my new MacBook Pro I'm immediately downgrading it to Catalina.
Not going to happen. Doubt you'll even be able to get Big Sur onto it.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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