Riyadh to Toronto time
Toronto is 8 hours behind Riyadh.
Time difference between Riyadh and Toronto
Toronto is 8 hours behind Riyadh. Riyadh is on Arabian Standard Time (UTC+03:00) and Toronto is on Eastern Standard Time (EST (UTC−05:00)).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 7 hours to 8 hours over the year.
Convert Riyadh time to Toronto time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+03:00 for Riyadh and UTC−05:00 for Toronto. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Toronto is behind, so from midnight to 8:00 AM in Riyadh it is still the previous calendar day in Toronto.
| Riyadh time | Toronto time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 11:00 PM (previous day) |
| 9:00 AM | 1:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 4:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 7:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
Best time to call or meet: Riyadh and Toronto working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in Riyadh and Toronto do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM in Riyadh (8:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Toronto), which usually means an early start or a late finish for one side.
Weekends, public holidays and local working weeks differ by country, so check those before booking.
Daylight saving time in Riyadh and Toronto
Riyadh 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).