Toronto to Houston, TX: time difference
Houston, TX is 1 h behind Toronto. 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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Toronto 07:25 7:25 AM Houston, TX 06:25 6:25 AM You –:–
07:25 7:25 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:26 · 🌙 18:44
06:25 6:25 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:21 · 🌙 18:58
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−1 h
Houston, TX is 1 h behind Toronto.
When you, Toronto and Houston, TX are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇦 Toronto
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
🇺🇸 Houston, TX
23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇦 Toronto | 🇺🇸 Houston, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:25 | 06:25 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Daylight Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Toronto | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Toronto | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:26 | 07:21 |
| Sunset | 18:44 | 18:58 |
| Daylight | 11 h 18 min | 11 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 2,731,571 | 2,304,580 |
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Toronto and Houston, TX: common questions
How far behind Toronto is Houston, TX?
Houston is 1 hour behind Toronto: UTC−5 against UTC−4.
What time is it in Houston, TX, when it is 9:00 AM in Toronto?
When it is 9:00 AM in Toronto, it is 8:00 AM in Houston.
What time is it in Houston, TX, at the end of the working day in Toronto?
The working day in Toronto ends at 6:00 PM; in Houston it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Toronto and in Houston, TX, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Toronto, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Houston.
When is it still the previous day in Houston, TX?
Until 1:00 AM in Toronto it is still the previous day in Houston. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Houston it is already the next day in Toronto.
Does the time gap between Toronto and Houston, TX, change during the year?
No – both places switch to and from summer time on the same dates, so the gap stays 1 hour.
