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What time is it in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Learn the current time in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, a place in the America/Toronto time zone (−5).

Peterborough, Canada

8:26:37 AM

Sunday, 15 November 2026

UTC−5 · America/Toronto

Local time in Peterborough

UTC−5 · no daylight saving time

Local time in Peterborough, Ontario.

The sun today

Sunrise 7:10 AM Solar noon 11:59 AM Sunset 4:48 PM Daylight 9 h 38 min Night 14 h 22 min Civil twilight 6:39 AM – 5:19 PM

Weather in Peterborough right now

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Peterborough and its neighbours

Peterborough at 44.3001, -78.3162 with the nearest towns within 3.0 km · open in OpenStreetMap

Postal codes

K9H Peterborough North — 2.7 km away
K9K Peterborough (Fairbairn Meadows / Jackson Heights) — 3.8 km away
K9L Peterborough (Terra View Heights / Woodland Acres / Donwood) — 6.1 km away
K9J Peterborough South — 6.2 km away

Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.

Peterborough in numbers

Coordinates: 44.3001, -78.3162
Population: 85 807
Region: Ontario
Country: Canada, North America
Capital: Ottawa — 241 km away
Same name: 4 more places in the world share this name

Largest cities in Ontario

Toronto 2 794 356
Ottawa 1 017 449
Mississauga 717 961
Brampton 656 480
Hamilton 569 353
London 422 324

Other places named Peterborough

Peterborough England, United Kingdom
Peterborough New Hampshire, United States
Peterborough South Australia, Australia
Peterborough Victoria, Australia

Same time zone — America/Toronto

Toronto Canada
Montreal Canada
Ottawa Canada
Mississauga Canada
Brampton Canada

Nearby places

Ashburnham — 0.7 km
Claraday — 1.2 km
Coldsprings — 1.8 km
Auburn Mills — 1.9 km
Downers Corners — 1.9 km
Collison Heights — 2.4 km

About the time in Peterborough

For nearby Ashburnham and Claraday, use the time shown for Peterborough.

4 postal codes are current for Peterborough.

The time zone used in Peterborough is America/Toronto, set at UTC−5. Whether the clocks shift for daylight saving: No.

First light in Peterborough comes at 7:10 AM today; darkness returns after 4:48 PM. The day gives 9 h 38 min of light.

Questions and answers

Is America/Toronto the time zone for Peterborough?: Yes, America/Toronto is the time zone for Peterborough, with an offset of −5.
Are time changes for daylight saving made in Peterborough?: No.
When is the sun down in Peterborough?: The sun goes down at 4:48 PM.