Current time in Turks and Caicos Islands
Local time in Turks and Caicos Islands
The time in Turks and Caicos Islands is 4 hours behind UTC and has the same time as Ashburn. There is daylightsaving in effect at the moment.
Details for the time in Turks and Caicos Islands
| Current time |
8:40 a.m.
|
| Daylight saving time | 1 hour |
| Timezone | Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) |
| Olson timezone name | America/Grand_Turk |
| Time difference | same time as Ashburn |
| 4 hours behind UTC |
Turks and Caicos Islands Daylight Saving time (DST)
Turks and Caicos Islands uses Daylight Savings time. In the table below you can find out when DST begins and when DST ends in Turks and Caicos Islands.
| DST Started 2020 | March 8, 2020 Forward 1 hour |
| DST Ends 2020 | Nov. 1, 2020 Backward 1 hour |
| Next DST Start 2121 | March 14, 2021 Forward 1 hour |
Turks and Caicos Islands
The Turks and Caicos Islands use Eastern Standard Time EST and Eastern Daylight Time EDT. EST is UTC -0500 and EDT is UTC -0400. A very suitable time zone for island located at 71° 35′ 0″ W. The Turks and Caicos Islands are tropical islands mostly used for tourism, time might be less important once on the islands.
Important cities in Turks and Caicos Islands
The current time in some important cities in Turks and Caicos Islands is shown below.