What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Toronto?

Toronto is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.

When is the best time to call Toronto from Los Angeles?

Between 09:00–15:00 in Los Angeles, which is 12:00–18:00 in Toronto. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

Does Los Angeles observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Los Angeles runs on UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.

Does Toronto observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Toronto runs on UTC-5 in winter and UTC-4 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.

If it is midday in Los Angeles, what time is it in Toronto?

It is 15:00 in Toronto, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do Los Angeles and Toronto use?

Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC-7 (PDT), and Toronto uses America/Toronto, currently UTC-4 (EDT). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Los Angeles time to Toronto time

Toronto is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles right now, so midday in Los Angeles lands in the afternoon in Toronto.

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Hour by hour

Every hour of a day in Los Angeles, and what the clock reads in Toronto at that same moment.

Los Angeles	Toronto
00:00	03:00
01:00	04:00
02:00	05:00
03:00	06:00
04:00	07:00
05:00	08:00
06:00	09:00
07:00	10:00
08:00	11:00
09:00	12:00
10:00	13:00
11:00	14:00
12:00	15:00
13:00	16:00
14:00	17:00
15:00	18:00
16:00	19:00
17:00	20:00
18:00	21:00
19:00	22:00
20:00	23:00
21:00	00:00next day
22:00	01:00next day
23:00	02:00next day

Daylight saving time

Both cities change their clocks, but not necessarily on the same date — which is why the difference between them shifts for a few weeks each year.

Los Angeles

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-8
Daylight: UTC-7
Next change: 2026-11-01 −60m

Toronto

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-5
Daylight: UTC-4
Next change: 2026-11-01 −60m

When you can actually talk

You have 6 hours of shared working time: 09:00–15:00 in Los Angeles, which is 12:00–18:00 in Toronto.

Los Angeles 09:00–15:00Toronto 12:00–18:00

Reference

The underlying data, in case you need to put it in a calendar invitation or a configuration file.

	Los Angeles	Toronto
IANA zone	America/Los_Angeles	America/Toronto
Abbreviation	PDT	EDT
Standard offset	UTC-8	UTC-5
Daylight offset	UTC-7	UTC-4
Clock changes this year	2	2
Country	United States	Canada

Example, not the current time. Live times appear once the page loads.

Common questions

What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Toronto?: Toronto is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.
When is the best time to call Toronto from Los Angeles?: Between 09:00–15:00 in Los Angeles, which is 12:00–18:00 in Toronto. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
Does Los Angeles observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Los Angeles runs on UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.
Does Toronto observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Toronto runs on UTC-5 in winter and UTC-4 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.
If it is midday in Los Angeles, what time is it in Toronto?: It is 15:00 in Toronto, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Los Angeles and Toronto use?: Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC-7 (PDT), and Toronto uses America/Toronto, currently UTC-4 (EDT). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.