Toronto to London time difference

London is 5 hours ahead of Toronto — when it is 12:00 in Toronto, it is 17:00 in London. Toronto is on UTC−5/UTC−4, London on UTC+0/UTC+1; both use daylight saving time, so the gap is the same in winter and summer, but they switch on different dates and for a few weeks in spring and autumn it differs by an hour.

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Calculated for today’s date with your browser’s time zone database, so daylight saving time is taken into account.

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Toronto → London: hour-by-hour chart

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Daylight saving time

Toronto (Canada) observes daylight saving time from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November: UTC−5 in January, UTC−4 in July. London (United Kingdom) observes daylight saving time from the last Sunday of March to the last Sunday of October: UTC+0 in January, UTC+1 in July. The two places switch on different dates, so for a few weeks in spring and autumn the difference is one hour different from the usual winter or summer value — the live clock above always shows the actual gap.

London uses GMT (UTC+0) in winter and British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1) in summer.

Best time for a call

If both sides work 9:00–18:00 local time, the shared window is 09:00–13:00 in Toronto = 14:00–18:00 in London (4 hours). Put recurring calls in this window and state the time with the city name (for example “14:00 Toronto time”) to avoid confusion. How to schedule a meeting across time zones.

How to read the chart

The left column is the local time in Toronto, the other column shows the same moment in London. “+1 day” means it is already the next calendar day in London, “−1 day” — still the previous one. Rows outside 9:00–18:00 are dimmed. The converter above works the other way too: press “Swap” to enter a time in London.

FAQ

What time is it in London when it is 9:00 in Toronto?

14:00.

Does the time difference between Toronto and London change during the year?

It is the same in winter and summer, but for a few weeks in spring and autumn it differs by one hour. Toronto (Canada) observes daylight saving time from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November: UTC−5 in January, UTC−4 in July. London (United Kingdom) observes daylight saving time from the last Sunday of March to the last Sunday of October: UTC+0 in January, UTC+1 in July.

When is the best time for a call between Toronto and London?

Overlap of 9:00–18:00 working hours: 09:00–13:00 in Toronto = 14:00–18:00 in London (4 hours).

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