Time Zone Information
Hamilton, Canada
Current Time
18:52:41
Friday, October 30, 2026 local time in Hamilton
Hamilton, Canada uses the America/Toronto time zone, currently UTC-4.
Clocks here switch twice a year — one hour forward in spring, one hour back in autumn — so the gap to other zones changes by an hour for part of the year. Check the offset above before booking an international call or a flight connection.
Time zone names come from the IANA tz database, the same source operating systems use, so the offset shown matches what your calendar will apply to a meeting in Hamilton.
Time Zone
| City | Hamilton |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Time Zone (IANA) | America/Toronto |
| UTC Offset | UTC-4 |
| Coordinates | 43.2501100, -79.8496300 |
| Population | 569,353 |
Daylight Saving Time (DST)
DST Observed Hamilton observes daylight saving time. The UTC offset changes when DST starts and ends; the offset shown above already reflects the current DST status.