Toronto to San Diego, CA: time difference
San Diego, CA is 3 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 08:15 8:15 AM San Diego, CA 05:15 5:15 AM You –:–
08:15 8:15 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:26 · 🌙 18:44
05:15 5:15 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 06:50 · 🌙 18:23
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−3 h
San Diego, CA is 3 h behind Toronto.
When you, Toronto and San Diego, CA 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
🇺🇸 San Diego, CA
21 9 PM 22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇦 Toronto | 🇺🇸 San Diego, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:15 | 05:15 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Daylight Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Toronto | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Toronto | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:26 | 06:50 |
| Sunset | 18:44 | 18:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 18 min | 11 h 33 min |
| People on this clock | 2,731,571 | 1,386,932 |
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Toronto and San Diego, CA: common questions
How far behind Toronto is San Diego, CA?
San Diego is 3 hours behind Toronto: UTC−7 against UTC−4.
What time is it in San Diego, CA, when it is 9:00 AM in Toronto?
When it is 9:00 AM in Toronto, it is 6:00 AM in San Diego.
If it is 6:00 PM in Toronto, what time is it in San Diego, CA?
At 6:00 PM in Toronto, clocks in San Diego show 3:00 PM.
When do working hours in Toronto and in San Diego, CA, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Toronto, which is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in San Diego.
When is it still the previous day in San Diego, CA?
Until 3:00 AM in Toronto it is still the previous day in San Diego. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in San Diego it is already the next day in Toronto.
Is the time difference between Toronto and San Diego, CA, the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 3 hours.
