Toronto
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About Toronto
Toronto operates on UTC-4 (with daylight saving time). What time is it in Toronto? The city is 0 hours behind New York. Check the live clock at the top of this page for the exact current time. Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located on a harbour at the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. The city is the fourth-most populous city in North America, behind Mexico City, New York City, and Los Angeles, with a census population of 2,794,356 as of 2021. The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is constituted of Toronto proper and four surrounding regions, Peel, York, Durham, and Halton, and has a population of 6,712,341, while the Toronto census metropolitan area (CMA), with a somewhat different definition, has a population of 7,106,379. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, sports, and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world.
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What time is it in Toronto right now?+
Toronto follows Eastern Time (ET). You can check the exact current time in Toronto at the top of this page — it updates in real time.
What time zone is Toronto in?+
Toronto is in the Eastern Time Zone (ET). It observes Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−5) in winter and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4) during daylight saving time.
Does Toronto observe daylight saving time?+
Yes. Toronto switches to daylight saving time on the second Sunday of March (clocks go forward one hour) and returns to standard time on the first Sunday of November (clocks go back one hour).
What is the time difference between Toronto and London?+
Toronto is typically 5 hours behind London. During overlapping daylight saving periods the gap can briefly shift to 4 or 6 hours, depending on when each region makes the transition.
What is the time difference between Toronto and Los Angeles?+
Toronto is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles. Both cities are in North America and follow the same daylight saving schedule, so this difference stays constant throughout the year.
What is the UTC offset for Toronto?+
Toronto's UTC offset is UTC−5 in winter (Eastern Standard Time) and UTC−4 in summer (Eastern Daylight Time).
How does Toronto's time compare to New York?+
Toronto and New York share the same time zone — Eastern Time — so there is no time difference between them. Both cities follow EST in winter and EDT in summer.