diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Features-20240621-143024.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Features-20240621-143024.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..526745a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Features-20240621-143024.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Features
+body: Compare 'snapshot_get_time' and snapshot 'updated_at' data types
+time: 2024-06-21T14:30:24.336219-04:00
+custom:
+  Author: gshank
+  Issue: "242"
diff --git a/dbt/include/global_project/macros/adapters/timestamps.sql b/dbt/include/global_project/macros/adapters/timestamps.sql
index 64b5fd3d..c936c844 100644
--- a/dbt/include/global_project/macros/adapters/timestamps.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/global_project/macros/adapters/timestamps.sql
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@
     {{ current_timestamp() }}
 {% endmacro %}
 
+{% macro get_snapshot_get_time_data_type() %}
+    {% set snapshot_time = adapter.dispatch('snapshot_get_time', 'dbt')() %}
+    {% set time_data_type_sql = 'select ' ~ snapshot_time ~ ' as dbt_snapshot_time' %}
+    {% set snapshot_time_column_schema = get_column_schema_from_query(time_data_type_sql) %}
+    {% set time_data_type = snapshot_time_column_schema[0].dtype %}
+    {{ return(time_data_type or none) }}
+{% endmacro %}
+
 ---------------------------------------------
 
 /* {#
diff --git a/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/snapshots/helpers.sql b/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/snapshots/helpers.sql
index bb71974c..29566094 100644
--- a/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/snapshots/helpers.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/snapshots/helpers.sql
@@ -179,3 +179,26 @@
 
     {% do return(temp_relation) %}
 {% endmacro %}
+
+
+{% macro get_updated_at_column_data_type(snapshot_sql) %}
+    {% set snapshot_sql_column_schema = get_column_schema_from_query(snapshot_sql) %}
+    {% set dbt_updated_at_data_type = null %}
+    {% set ns = namespace() -%} {#-- handle for-loop scoping with a namespace --#}
+    {% set ns.dbt_updated_at_data_type = null -%}
+    {% for column in snapshot_sql_column_schema %}
+    {%   if ((column.column == 'dbt_updated_at') or (column.column == 'DBT_UPDATED_AT')) %}
+    {%     set ns.dbt_updated_at_data_type = column.dtype %}
+    {%   endif %}
+    {% endfor %}
+    {{ return(ns.dbt_updated_at_data_type or none)  }}
+{% endmacro %}
+
+
+{% macro check_time_data_types(sql) %}
+  {% set dbt_updated_at_data_type = get_updated_at_column_data_type(sql) %}
+  {% set snapshot_get_time_data_type = get_snapshot_get_time_data_type() %}
+  {% if snapshot_get_time_data_type is not none and dbt_updated_at_data_type is not none and snapshot_get_time_data_type != dbt_updated_at_data_type %}
+  {{  exceptions.warn_snapshot_timestamp_data_types(snapshot_get_time_data_type, dbt_updated_at_data_type) }}
+  {% endif %}
+{% endmacro %}
diff --git a/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/snapshots/snapshot.sql b/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/snapshots/snapshot.sql
index b0fe9222..7be94701 100644
--- a/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/snapshots/snapshot.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/snapshots/snapshot.sql
@@ -29,12 +29,14 @@
   {% if not target_relation_exists %}
 
       {% set build_sql = build_snapshot_table(strategy, model['compiled_code']) %}
+      {% set build_or_select_sql = build_sql %}
       {% set final_sql = create_table_as(False, target_relation, build_sql) %}
 
   {% else %}
 
       {{ adapter.valid_snapshot_target(target_relation) }}
 
+      {% set build_or_select_sql = snapshot_staging_table(strategy, sql, target_relation) %}
       {% set staging_table = build_snapshot_staging_table(strategy, sql, target_relation) %}
 
       -- this may no-op if the database does not require column expansion
@@ -71,6 +73,9 @@
 
   {% endif %}
 
+
+  {{ check_time_data_types(build_or_select_sql) }}
+
   {% call statement('main') %}
       {{ final_sql }}
   {% endcall %}