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Time in Hamilton now

9:04AMEST

ESTUTC−5+0 h vs New York (you)America/Toronto

Clock rules in Hamilton

Hamilton keeps EST (UTC−5) in winter and EDT (UTC−4) in summer, the clock of most of Ontario. Not all of Ontario is on it: EST (UTC−5) all year in the areas tzdata describes as “EST - ON (Atikokan), NU (Coral H)” and “EST - Manitoba, ON (northwest)”. tzdata describes Hamilton’s zone, America/Toronto, as “Eastern - ON & QC (most areas)”.

Local mean solar time at 79.85° W is UTC−5:19, so standard time runs 19 min ahead of the sun: it is highest at about 12:19 PM (an hour later in summer). That is 17 min later than in Ottawa, on the same clock.

Hamilton has kept the same clocks as Toronto since at least 1970; the zone’s rules, coming changes and history are on the America/Toronto page.

Time difference from Hamilton

PlaceWhy listedLocal time nowTheir clock vs HamiltonJanuaryJuly
Ottawa Capital · 410 km 9:04 AM Tue, Nov 3 +0 h 0 h 0 h
Calgary Elsewhere in Canada · 2,700 km 8:04 AM Tue, Nov 3 −1 h −1 h −2 h
Winnipeg Elsewhere in Canada · 1,510 km 9:04 AM Tue, Nov 3 +0 h 0 h −1 h
Vancouver Elsewhere in Canada · 3,350 km 7:04 AM Tue, Nov 3 −2 h −2 h −3 h
Washington Nearest capitals abroad · 540 km 9:04 AM Tue, Nov 3 +0 h 0 h 0 h
Hamilton Nearest capitals abroad · 1,790 km 10:04 AM Tue, Nov 3 +1 h +1 h +1 h
Saint-Pierre Nearest capitals abroad · 1,890 km 11:04 AM Tue, Nov 3 +2 h +2 h +2 h
Los Angeles World cities 6:04 AM Tue, Nov 3 −3 h −3 h −3 h
London World cities 2:04 PM Tue, Nov 3 +5 h +5 h +5 h
Berlin World cities 3:04 PM Tue, Nov 3 +6 h +6 h +6 h
Dubai World cities 6:04 PM Tue, Nov 3 +9 h +9 h +8 h
New Delhi World cities 7:34 PM Tue, Nov 3 +10 h 30 min +10 h 30 min +9 h 30 min

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Places near Hamilton

PlaceDistanceClock vs Hamilton
Burlington 15 km north same clock
Oakville 26 km north-east same clock
Milton 30 km north same clock
Brantford 36 km west same clock
Cambridge 39 km west same clock
Mississauga 40 km north-east same clock
Guelph 46 km north-west same clock
Brampton 49 km north same clock
Chicago US 657 km west 1 h behind
Halifax 1,310 km east 1 h ahead

Hamilton at a glance

Questions

What time is it in Hamilton now?
The clock at the top of this page shows it to the second. Hamilton is on UTC−5 in winter and UTC−4 in summer, the same time as New York.
What time zone is Hamilton in?
Hamilton keeps EST (UTC−5) in winter and EDT (UTC−4) in summer, the clock of most of Ontario. Not all of Ontario is on it: EST (UTC−5) all year in the areas tzdata describes as “EST - ON (Atikokan), NU (Coral H)” and “EST - Manitoba, ON (northwest)”. tzdata describes Hamilton’s zone, America/Toronto, as “Eastern - ON & QC (most areas)”. Its IANA time zone ID is America/Toronto.
What is Hamilton time in UTC?
Hamilton is on UTC−5 in winter and UTC−4 in summer: its clocks are 5 hours behind UTC in winter and 4 hours behind UTC in summer.
What is the time difference between Hamilton and New Zealand?
Hamilton is 18 hours behind New Zealand in January and 16 hours behind New Zealand in July, because the two change their clocks on different dates.

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