Toronto to Hong Kong time
Hong Kong is 13 hours ahead of Toronto.
Time difference between Toronto and Hong Kong
Hong Kong is 13 hours ahead of Toronto. Toronto is on Eastern Standard Time (EST (UTC−05:00)) and Hong Kong is on Hong Kong Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 12 hours to 13 hours over the year.
Convert Toronto time to Hong Kong time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC−05:00 for Toronto and UTC+08:00 for Hong Kong. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Hong Kong is ahead, so from 11:00 AM to midnight in Toronto it is already the next calendar day in Hong Kong.
| Toronto time | Hong Kong time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 7:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 10:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 AM (next day) |
| 3:00 PM | 4:00 AM (next day) |
| 6:00 PM | 7:00 AM (next day) |
| 9:00 PM | 10:00 AM (next day) |
Best time to call or meet: Toronto and Hong Kong working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in Toronto and Hong Kong do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM in Toronto (8:00 AM to 9:00 AM in Hong Kong), 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 Toronto and Hong Kong
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).
Hong Kong does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.