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. The current timezone in Turks and Caicos Islands is Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Turks and Caicos Islands is currently observing Daylight Saving Time (DST) also known as summer time. Daylight Saving Time in Turks and Caicos Islands ends at Nov. 5, 2023.
Details for the time in Turks and Caicos Islands
| Current time | 9:48 p.m.
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| Time zone |
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Standard timezone: Eastern Standard Time (EST) |
| IANA time zone | America/Grand_Turk |
| Your time difference | 4 hours behind UTC |
| UTC time difference | UTC-4 4 hours behind UTC |
Turks and Caicos Islands Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Turks and Caicos Islands uses Daylight Saving Time. In the table below you can find out when DST begins and when DST ends in Turks and Caicos Islands.
| DST started at |
March 12, 2023 Sets the clock forward 1 hour |
| DST is ending at |
Nov. 5, 2023 Sets the clock back 1 hour |
| Next DST starts at |
March 10, 2024 Sets the clock 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.
Time in Turks and Caicos Islands