Canada
Time now in Durham
Sunrise 06:26Sunset 08:12Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/Toronto
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
608,124
Sunrise
06:26
Sunset
08:12
Day length
13h 46m
Coordinates
44.20, -79.00
Time difference from Durham
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Durham right now.
Durham on the map
About the time in Durham
The zone identifier America/Toronto is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Toronto keeps pointing at Toronto time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Durham runs on America/Toronto, which puts the city UTC −4 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Durham day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 13:00–21:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Frequently asked questions about time in Durham
- When do the sun rise and set in Durham today?
- Sunrise is at 06:26 and sunset at 08:12, giving 13h 46m of daylight.
- Does Durham change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- Which time zone is Durham in?
- Durham uses America/Toronto, currently UTC −4.
- What time is it in Durham right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Durham, updating every second from America/Toronto (UTC −4).
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