Johannesburg to Toronto time
Toronto is 7 hours behind Johannesburg.
Time difference between Johannesburg and Toronto
Toronto is 7 hours behind Johannesburg. Johannesburg is on South Africa Standard Time (UTC+02:00) and Toronto is on Eastern Standard Time (EST (UTC−05:00)).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 6 hours to 7 hours over the year.
Convert Johannesburg time to Toronto time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+02:00 for Johannesburg and UTC−05:00 for Toronto. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Toronto is behind, so from midnight to 7:00 AM in Johannesburg it is still the previous calendar day in Toronto.
| Johannesburg time | Toronto time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 12:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 2:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 5:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 8:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
Best time to call or meet: Johannesburg and Toronto working hours
Taking 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday, as business hours, both cities are at work from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM in Johannesburg (9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Toronto). That is one hour of shared working time each weekday.
Weekends, public holidays and local working weeks differ by country, so check those before booking.
Daylight saving time in Johannesburg and Toronto
Johannesburg does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.
Toronto observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Mar 14, 2027 at 2:00 AM, when clocks go forward 1 hour (UTC−05:00 to UTC−04:00).