United States
Time now in Charleston
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:21Sunset 07:38Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
5,947
Sunrise
06:21
Sunset
07:38
Day length
13h 16m
Coordinates
36.92, -89.33
Time difference from Charleston
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Charleston right now.
Charleston on the map
About the time in Charleston
Charleston runs on America/Chicago, which puts the city UTC −5 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.
Around 5,947 people live in Charleston, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Charleston sits at latitude 36.92, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 16m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Charleston
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Charleston?
- Charleston is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Charleston right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Charleston, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Chicago, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Which time zone is Charleston in?
- Charleston uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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