Time in Kitchener now

10:02AMEST

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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

Next clock change: Sunday, March 14, 2027: at 2:00 AM clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 AM (EDT, UTC−4)
Next clock change: Sunday, November 7, 2027: at 2:00 AM clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 AM (EST, UTC−5)

Clock rules in Kitchener

Kitchener 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 Kitchener’s zone, America/Toronto, as “Eastern - ON & QC (most areas)”.

Local mean solar time at 80.51° W is UTC−5:22, so standard time runs 22 min ahead of the sun: it is highest at about 12:22 PM (an hour later in summer). That is 19 min later than in Ottawa, on the same clock.

Kitchener 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 Kitchener

Place	Why listed	Local time now	Their clock vs Kitchener	January	July
Ottawa	Capital · 440 km	10:02 AM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	0 h
Calgary	Elsewhere in Canada · 2,650 km	9:02 AM Tue, Nov 3	−1 h	−1 h	−2 h
Winnipeg	Elsewhere in Canada · 1,450 km	10:02 AM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	−1 h
Vancouver	Elsewhere in Canada · 3,290 km	8:02 AM Tue, Nov 3	−2 h	−2 h	−3 h
Washington	Nearest capitals abroad · 580 km	10:02 AM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	0 h
Hamilton	Nearest capitals abroad · 1,850 km	11:02 AM Tue, Nov 3	+1 h	+1 h	+1 h
Saint-Pierre	Nearest capitals abroad · 1,940 km	12:02 PM Tue, Nov 3	+2 h	+2 h	+2 h
Los Angeles	World cities	7:02 AM Tue, Nov 3	−3 h	−3 h	−3 h
London	World cities	3:02 PM Tue, Nov 3	+5 h	+5 h	+5 h
Berlin	World cities	4:02 PM Tue, Nov 3	+6 h	+6 h	+6 h
Dubai	World cities	7:02 PM Tue, Nov 3	+9 h	+9 h	+8 h
New Delhi	World cities	8:32 PM Tue, Nov 3	+10 h 30 min	+10 h 30 min	+9 h 30 min

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Places near Kitchener

Place	Distance	Clock vs Kitchener
Waterloo	5 km north	same clock
Cambridge	18 km south-east	same clock
Guelph	25 km north-east	same clock
Brantford	38 km south-east	same clock
Milton	52 km east	same clock
Burlington	55 km east	same clock
Hamilton	57 km east	same clock
Brampton	67 km north-east	same clock
Chicago US	609 km west	1 h behind
Halifax	1,358 km east	1 h ahead
Winnipeg	1,454 km north-west	same time in January, 1 h behind in July

Kitchener at a glance

CountryCanada
State or provinceOntario
Population256,885
Coordinates43.43° N, 80.51° W
Elevation336 m
Time zone IDAmerica/Toronto
Standard timeEST (UTC−5)
Daylight saving timeEDT (UTC−4)
Calling code+1

Questions

What time is it in Kitchener now?

The clock at the top of this page shows it to the second. Kitchener is on UTC−5 in winter and UTC−4 in summer, the same time as New York.

What time zone is Kitchener in?

Kitchener 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 Kitchener’s zone, America/Toronto, as “Eastern - ON & QC (most areas)”. Its IANA time zone ID is America/Toronto.