Toronto to Lake Charles, LA: time difference
Lake Charles, LA 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 04:54 4:54 AM Lake Charles, LA 03:54 3:54 AM You –:–
04:54 4:54 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:27 · 🌙 18:43
03:54 3:54 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 18:48
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−1 h
Lake Charles, LA is 1 h behind Toronto.
When you, Toronto and Lake Charles, LA 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
🇺🇸 Lake Charles, LA
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 | 🇺🇸 Lake Charles, LA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:54 | 03:54 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 11, 2026 | Sunday, October 11, 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 | 07:27 | 07:13 |
| Sunset | 18:43 | 18:48 |
| Daylight | 11 h 15 min | 11 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 2,731,571 | 84,872 |
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Toronto and Lake Charles, LA: common questions
How many hours behind Toronto is Lake Charles, LA?
The clocks in Lake Charles are 1 hour behind those in Toronto (UTC−5 and UTC−4).
What time is it in Lake Charles, LA, when it is 9:00 AM in Toronto?
When it is 9:00 AM in Toronto, it is 8:00 AM in Lake Charles.
What time is it in Lake Charles, LA, when it is 6:00 PM in Toronto?
When it is 6:00 PM in Toronto, it is 5:00 PM in Lake Charles.
When is a good time to call Lake Charles, LA, from Toronto?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Toronto – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Lake Charles – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Lake Charles, LA?
Until 1:00 AM in Toronto it is still the previous day in Lake Charles. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Lake Charles it is already the next day in Toronto.
Does the time difference between Toronto and Lake Charles, LA, change?
No. The clocks in Toronto and in Lake Charles change on the same dates, so the difference stays 1 hour.
