Guanacaste to Toronto: time difference
Toronto is 2 h ahead of Guanacaste. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Guanacaste 01:12 1:12 AM Toronto 03:12 3:12 AM You –:–
01:12 1:12 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:31 · 🌙 17:25
03:12 3:12 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:33 · 🌙 18:34
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+2 h
Toronto is 2 h ahead of Guanacaste.
When you, Guanacaste and Toronto are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇷 Guanacaste
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇨🇦 Toronto
2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 Guanacaste | 🇨🇦 Toronto |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:12 | 03:12 |
| Local date | Friday, October 16, 2026 | Friday, October 16, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Guanacaste | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Toronto |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:31 | 07:33 |
| Sunset | 17:25 | 18:34 |
| Daylight | 11 h 54 min | 11 h 1 min |
| People on this clock | 1,823 | 2,731,571 |
Compare Guanacaste with another city
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Guanacaste and Toronto: common questions
How many hours ahead of Guanacaste is Toronto?
The clocks in Toronto are 2 hours ahead of those in Guanacaste (UTC−4 and UTC−6).
If it is 9:00 AM in Guanacaste, what time is it in Toronto?
At 9:00 AM in Guanacaste, clocks in Toronto show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Toronto when it is 6:00 PM in Guanacaste?
When it is 6:00 PM in Guanacaste, it is 8:00 PM in Toronto.
When is a good time to call Toronto from Guanacaste?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Guanacaste – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Toronto – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Toronto?
From 10:00 PM in Guanacaste it is already the next day in Toronto. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Toronto it is still the previous day in Guanacaste.
Does the time gap between Guanacaste and Toronto change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Toronto but not in Guanacaste. From November 1, 2026, Toronto will be 1 hour ahead of Guanacaste.
