🇺🇸 Massachusetts, United States of America
Current local time in Boston
--:--ÂAmerica/New_York · EDT · UTC-04:00
4h behind your local time.
Time zone
America/New_York (EDT)
UTC offset
UTC-04:00
Daylight saving
Currently observing DST · changes 1 Nov 2026, 01:00 to UTC-05:00
Daylight
06:19 19:02 12h 44m
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Time difference from Boston
Other cities in America/New_York
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Boston time — frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Boston in?
- Boston uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC-04:00).
- Does Boston observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Boston is currently on daylight saving time and the clocks change next on 1 November 2026.
- What is the time difference between Boston and UTC?
- Boston is UTC-04:00, so local time is -04:00 hours from Coordinated Universal Time.
Times shown are calculated from your device clock and the IANA time zone database.