United States
Time now in Charleston
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Sunrise 06:28Sunset 07:37Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
2,193
Sunrise
06:28
Sunset
07:37
Day length
13h 09m
Coordinates
34.01, -90.06
Time difference from Charleston
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About the time in Charleston
Charleston is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC −5 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 1 November 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
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.
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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Charleston
- What are normal business hours in Charleston in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Charleston runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- Does Charleston change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- When do the sun rise and set in Charleston today?
- Sunrise is at 06:28 and sunset at 07:37, giving 13h 09m of daylight.
- 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).
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