Rhode Island Time
What time is it in Rhode Island Time Zone / Current time
What time zone is Rhode Island in?
Rhode Island is in the Eastern Time Zone in the United States of America (USA). Eastern Standard Time ( EST ) is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT-5 ).
Current Rhode Island Time (Eastern Time)
Current time now in Time Zone: America New York (USA Eastern Time)
Towns and Cities in Rhode Island on Eastern Time
Barrington, RI | Bristol, RI | Burriville, RI | Charlestown, RI | Coventry, RI | Cranston, RI | Cumberland, RI | East Greenwich, RI | East Providence, RI | Glocester, RI | Hopkinton, RI | Johnston, RI | Lincoln, RI | Middletown, RI | Narragansett, RI | Newport, RI | North Kingstown, RI | North Smithfield, RI | Portsmouth, RI | Providence, RI | Richmond, RI | Scituate, RI | Tiverton, RI | Warren, RI | Warwick, RI | Westerly, RI | Woonsocket, RI
Does Rhode Island observe Daylight Saving Time?
Like most states in the USA, Daylight-Saving Time ( DST ) is observed in Rhode Island Time , where the time is shifted forward by 1 hour to Eastern Daylight Time ( EDT ); which is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT-4 ).
After the Summer months the time in Rhode Island is shifted back by 1 hour to US Eastern Standard Time (EST) or (GMT-5).
Current daylight saving dates for USA
STANDARD TIME
- Standard Time began: Sunday 4 November 2018 02:00 local time. Clocks went back one hour.
- Standard Time ends: Sunday 10 March 2019 02:00 local time. Clocks go forward one hour.
USA and Canada past and future DST schedules here
Daylight Saving 2019