United States
Time now in Charleston
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:42Sunset 07:54Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
2,494
Sunrise
06:42
Sunset
07:54
Day length
13h 12m
Coordinates
35.30, -94.05
Time difference from Charleston
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Charleston right now.
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About the time in Charleston
Sunrise today lands at 06:42 and sunset at 07:54 local time, giving 13h 12m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (35.30, -94.05) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Charleston.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Charleston day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 14:00–22:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Around 2,494 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Charleston
- 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.
- 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).
- When do the sun rise and set in Charleston today?
- Sunrise is at 06:42 and sunset at 07:54, giving 13h 12m of daylight.
- Which time zone is Charleston in?
- Charleston uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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