Time in Toronto
Toronto is currently on UTC-04:00 (America/Toronto).
Toronto observes daylight saving time. Clocks next go back on 1 Nov, moving from UTC-04:00 to UTC-05:00.
Toronto is 6 hours behind Paris.
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How Toronto lines up with other cities
Each city below is one Toronto keeps hours with — the current difference, how it shifts across the year, and where the working days overlap.
Paris 6 hours behind dominant
Toronto is 6 hours behind Paris for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Toronto and Paris change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
London 5 hours behind dominant
Toronto is 5 hours behind London for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 4 hours, because Toronto and London change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 5-hour difference most people assume.
Berlin 6 hours behind dominant
Toronto is 6 hours behind Berlin for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Toronto and Berlin change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Cairo 7 hours behind dominant
Toronto is 7 hours behind Cairo for most of the year. For 49 days — 8 Mar – 23 Apr; 30 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Toronto and Cairo change their clocks on different dates.
49 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
Tel Aviv 7 hours behind dominant
Toronto is 7 hours behind Tel Aviv for most of the year. For 26 days — 8 Mar – 26 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Toronto and Tel Aviv change their clocks on different dates.
26 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
Amsterdam 6 hours behind dominant
Toronto is 6 hours behind Amsterdam for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Toronto and Amsterdam change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Madrid 6 hours behind dominant
Toronto is 6 hours behind Madrid for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Toronto and Madrid change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Rome 6 hours behind dominant
Toronto is 6 hours behind Rome for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Toronto and Rome change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Athens 7 hours behind dominant
Toronto is 7 hours behind Athens for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Toronto and Athens change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
Helsinki 7 hours behind dominant
Toronto is 7 hours behind Helsinki for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Toronto and Helsinki change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
Kyiv 7 hours behind dominant
Toronto is 7 hours behind Kyiv for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Toronto and Kyiv change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
Barcelona 6 hours behind dominant
Toronto is 6 hours behind Barcelona for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Toronto and Barcelona change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Brussels 6 hours behind dominant
Toronto is 6 hours behind Brussels for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Toronto and Brussels change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Frankfurt 6 hours behind dominant
Toronto is 6 hours behind Frankfurt for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Toronto and Frankfurt change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Milan 6 hours behind dominant
Toronto is 6 hours behind Milan for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Toronto and Milan change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Stockholm 6 hours behind dominant
Toronto is 6 hours behind Stockholm for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Toronto and Stockholm change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Vienna 6 hours behind dominant
Toronto is 6 hours behind Vienna for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Toronto and Vienna change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Warsaw 6 hours behind dominant
Toronto is 6 hours behind Warsaw for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Toronto and Warsaw change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Zurich 6 hours behind dominant
Toronto is 6 hours behind Zurich for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Toronto and Zurich change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Dubai 8 hours behind split
From 8 Mar to 31 Oct, Toronto is 8 hours behind Dubai. For the rest of the year Toronto is 9 hours behind Dubai, because Dubai does not observe daylight saving time.
Singapore 12 hours behind split
From 8 Mar to 31 Oct, Toronto is 12 hours behind Singapore. For the rest of the year Toronto is 13 hours behind Singapore, because Singapore does not observe daylight saving time.
Tokyo 13 hours behind split
From 8 Mar to 31 Oct, Toronto is 13 hours behind Tokyo. For the rest of the year Toronto is 14 hours behind Tokyo, because Tokyo does not observe daylight saving time.
Copenhagen 6 hours behind dominant
Toronto is 6 hours behind Copenhagen for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Toronto and Copenhagen change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Oslo 6 hours behind dominant
Toronto is 6 hours behind Oslo for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Toronto and Oslo change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Prague 6 hours behind dominant
Toronto is 6 hours behind Prague for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Toronto and Prague change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.