Toronto to San Francisco: time difference
San Francisco is 2 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 08:27 8:27 AM San Francisco 06:27 6:27 AM You –:–
08:27 8:27 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:29
06:27 6:27 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:26 · 🌙 17:18
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−2 h
San Francisco is 2 h behind Toronto.
When you, Toronto and San Francisco 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 Francisco
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 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇦 Toronto | 🇨🇷 San Francisco |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 08:27 | 06:27 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Daylight Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Toronto | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Toronto | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:37 | 05:26 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 17:18 |
| Daylight | 10 h 52 min | 11 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 2,731,571 | 55,923 |
Compare Toronto with another city
More comparisons with Toronto: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
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Toronto and San Francisco: common questions
How many hours behind Toronto is San Francisco?
The clocks in San Francisco are 2 hours behind those in Toronto (UTC−6 and UTC−4).
If it is 9:00 AM in Toronto, what time is it in San Francisco?
At 9:00 AM in Toronto, clocks in San Francisco show 7:00 AM.
What time is it in San Francisco at the end of the working day in Toronto?
The working day in Toronto ends at 6:00 PM; in San Francisco it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Toronto and San Francisco are at work?
Yes: from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Toronto (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in San Francisco), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Toronto is it still yesterday in San Francisco?
Before 2:00 AM in Toronto, the date in San Francisco has not changed yet. From 10:00 PM in San Francisco, it is already the next day in Toronto.
Is the time difference between Toronto and San Francisco the same all year?
No. Only Toronto switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, San Francisco will be 1 hour behind Toronto.
