What time zone is South Carolina in?

South Carolina 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 South Carolina Time (Eastern Time)

Current time now inTime Zone: America New York (USA Eastern Time)

Towns and Cities in South Carolina on Eastern Time

Abbeville, SC | Aiken, SC | Anderson, SC | Andrews, SC | Arcadia Lakes, SC | Bamberg, SC | Batesburg-Leesville, SC | Beaufort, SC | Bennettsville, SC | Bishopville, SC | Briarcliffe Acres, SC | Camden, SC | Cayce, SC | Central, SC | Chapin, SC | Charleston, SC | Cheraw, SC | Chester, SC | Clemson, SC | Clinton, SC | Clover, SC | Columbia, SC | Conway, SC | Easley, SC | Edgefield, SC | Edisto Beach, SC | Elloree, SC | Florence, SC | Fort Mill, SC | Goose Creek, SC | Greenville, SC | Greenwood, SC | Greer, SC | Hartsville, SC | Hemingway, SC | Hilton Head Island, SC | Irmo, SC | Isle of Palms, SC | Johnston, SC | Kiawah Island, SC | Landrum, SC | Mount Pleasant, SC | Mullins, SC | Myrtle Beach, SC | Newberry, SC | North Augusta, SC | North Charleston, SC | North Myrtle Beach, SC | Orangeburg, SC | Pendleton, SC | Port Royal, SC | Prosperity, SC | Ridgeland, SC | Ridgeway, SC | Rock Hill, SC | Seabrook Island, SC | Seneca, SC | Spartanburg, SC | Summerville, SC | Sumter, SC | Surfside Beach, SC | Swansea, SC | Vernville, SC | Walterboro, SC | West Columbia, SC | Westminster, SC | Williston, SC | Woodruff, SC | York, SC

Does South Carolina observe Daylight Saving Time ?

Like most states in the USA, Daylight-Saving Time ( DST ) is observed in South Carolina , 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 inSouth Carolina is shifted back by 1 hour to US Eastern Standard Time (EST) or (GMT-5).

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME

• Daylight Saving Time began: Sunday 8 March 2020  02:00 local time. Clocks went forward one hour.
• Daylight Saving Time ends: Sunday 1 November 2020 02:00 local time. Clocks go back one hour.

USA and Canada past and future DST schedules here

Daylight Saving 2020