Time in South Carolina
South Carolina: Eastern Time (EDT, UTC−5 in winter, UTC−4 in summer). US daylight saving applies.
South Carolina uses Eastern Time (EDT, UTC−5 in winter, UTC−4 in summer).
In 2026, South Carolina springs forward on 8 March and falls back on 1 November — the same US Sundays as New York and Los Angeles.
South Carolina matches New York’s clock. When it is noon in South Carolina it is 9 a.m. in Los Angeles in January. When it is noon in South Carolina it is 5 p.m. in London all year.
South Carolina is about 24 minutes of solar time west of the Eastern Time meridian. Winter sunrises run later than in towns farther east that share the same offset.
In mid-January the sun rises about 11 minutes later here than in New York.
Sunrise and sunset in South Carolina
A typical mid-January day in South Carolina has sunrise around 7:30 a.m. and sunset around 5:38 p.m. (10 h 08 m of daylight). Mid-June stretches to about 6:13 a.m.–8:37 p.m. (14 h 24 m).
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:30 a.m. | 5:38 p.m. | 10 h 08 m |
| February | 7:10 a.m. | 6:08 p.m. | 10 h 58 m |
| March | 7:36 a.m. | 7:32 p.m. | 11 h 56 m |
| April | 6:54 a.m. | 7:55 p.m. | 13 h 01 m |
| May | 6:24 a.m. | 8:19 p.m. | 13 h 55 m |
| June | 6:13 a.m. | 8:37 p.m. | 14 h 24 m |
| July | 6:24 a.m. | 8:37 p.m. | 14 h 13 m |
| August | 6:46 a.m. | 8:13 p.m. | 13 h 27 m |
| September | 7:08 a.m. | 7:33 p.m. | 12 h 25 m |
| October | 7:29 a.m. | 6:52 p.m. | 11 h 23 m |
| November | 6:57 a.m. | 5:22 p.m. | 10 h 25 m |
| December | 7:23 a.m. | 5:17 p.m. | 9 h 54 m |
Mid-month local times for 2026. Hills, weather, and the exact street change what you see by a few minutes.
Cities near South Carolina
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