United States
Time now in Charlotte
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 07:08Sunset 08:06Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
1,715
Sunrise
07:08
Sunset
08:06
Day length
12h 57m
Coordinates
28.86, -98.70
Time difference from Charlotte
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Charlotte right now.
Charlotte on the map
About the time in Charlotte
Charlotte 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 Charlotte 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 1,715 people live in Charlotte, 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 Charlotte
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Charlotte?
- Charlotte is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Charlotte right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Charlotte, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- Does Charlotte change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- Which time zone is Charlotte in?
- Charlotte uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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