Time in Charleston, South Carolina
Live local time in South Carolina, United States. Time zone America/New_York (EDT). Updated every second, no refresh needed.
00:00:00 AM
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
GMT−4
Zone code
EDT
Local weekday
Sat
Country
United States
Region
South Carolina
Latitude
32.7763°
Longitude
-79.9327°
Time difference
Charleston vs. the rest of the world
- San FranciscoUnited States+3 h
- New YorkUnited Statessame time
- LondonUnited Kingdom−5 h
- BerlinGermany−6 h
- DubaiUnited Arab Emirates−8 h
- MumbaiIndia−9:30 h
- SingaporeSingapore−12 h
- TokyoJapan−13 h
- SydneyAustralia−14 h
- São PauloBrazil−1 h
Positive = Charleston is ahead of the other city. Negative = behind. Math runs live against IANA so DST shifts always show the current real offset.
FAQ
Questions about Charleston time
- What is the current local time in Charleston?
- Right now it's 5:13 PM EDT in Charleston, United States. The clock above ticks every second.
- What time zone is Charleston in?
- Charleston uses the America/New_York IANA time zone (currently GMT−4, abbreviated EDT).
- Does Charleston observe daylight saving time?
- Whether Charleston observes daylight saving depends on the rules in United States. Our planner uses the live IANA database, so the clock and any meetings you schedule always reflect the current rule — no manual adjustments around the DST shift.
- How do I schedule a meeting with someone in Charleston?
- Open Charleston in the planner from the button above. Add the other participants' cities and drag a range on the hour grid — the meeting URL encodes the UTC instant, so the same link shows the right local time on every clock, even across DST transitions.