Berlin to Charleston, SC: time difference
Charleston, SC is 6 h behind Berlin. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Berlin 15:28 3:28 PM Charleston, SC 09:28 9:28 AM You –:–
15:28 3:28 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:07
09:28 9:28 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:27 · 🌙 18:44
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−6 h
Charleston, SC is 6 h behind Berlin.
When you, Berlin and Charleston, SC are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇩🇪 Berlin
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇺🇸 Charleston, SC
18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇩🇪 Berlin | 🇺🇸 Charleston, SC |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:28 | 09:28 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Berlin | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Berlin | America/New York |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:37 | 07:27 |
| Sunset | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| Daylight | 10 h 30 min | 11 h 18 min |
| People on this clock | 3,769,962 | 150,227 |
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Berlin and Charleston, SC: common questions
What is the time difference between Berlin and Charleston, SC?
Charleston is 6 hours behind: it uses UTC−4, while Berlin is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Charleston, SC, at the start of the working day in Berlin?
The working day in Berlin starts at 9:00 AM; in Charleston it is 3:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Berlin, what time is it in Charleston, SC?
At 6:00 PM in Berlin, clocks in Charleston show 12:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Charleston, SC, from Berlin?
Between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Berlin – that is 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Charleston – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Berlin is it still yesterday in Charleston, SC?
Before 6:00 AM in Berlin, the date in Charleston has not changed yet. From 6:00 PM in Charleston, it is already the next day in Berlin.
Is the time difference between Berlin and Charleston, SC, the same all year?
No. Both places use summer time, but they switch on different dates, so for a while the gap changes. From October 25, 2026, Charleston will be 5 hours behind Berlin.
