Kingston to Toronto: time difference
Toronto is 1 h ahead of Kingston. 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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Kingston 20:06 8:06 PM Toronto 21:06 9:06 PM You –:–
20:06 8:06 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 17:50
21:06 9:06 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:25 · 🌙 18:46
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+1 h
Toronto is 1 h ahead of Kingston.
When you, Kingston 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
🇯🇲 Kingston
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
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇯🇲 Kingston | 🇨🇦 Toronto |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:06 | 21:06 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Kingston | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Jamaica | America/Toronto |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:00 | 07:25 |
| Sunset | 17:50 | 18:46 |
| Daylight | 11 h 51 min | 11 h 21 min |
| People on this clock | 660,000 | 2,731,571 |
Compare Kingston with another city
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Kingston and Toronto: common questions
How far ahead of Kingston is Toronto?
Toronto is 1 hour ahead of Kingston: UTC−4 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Kingston, what time is it in Toronto?
At 9:00 AM in Kingston, clocks in Toronto show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Toronto at the end of the working day in Kingston?
The working day in Kingston ends at 6:00 PM; in Toronto it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Toronto from Kingston?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Kingston – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Toronto – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Kingston is it tomorrow in Toronto?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Kingston, the date in Toronto has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Toronto, it is still the previous day in Kingston.
Is the time difference between Kingston and Toronto the same all year?
No. Only Toronto switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Toronto and Kingston will have the same time.
