🇺🇸 South Carolina, United States of America
Current local time in Charleston
--:--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
07:00 19:32 12h 32m
Charleston on the map
Time difference from Charleston
Other cities in America/New_York
Cities near Charleston
Charleston time — frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Charleston in?
- Charleston uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC-04:00).
- Does Charleston observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Charleston is currently on daylight saving time and the clocks change next on 1 November 2026.
- What is the time difference between Charleston and UTC?
- Charleston 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.