Time Zone Information
Boston, United States
Current Time
14:30:34
Friday, October 30, 2026 local time in Boston
Boston, United States uses the America/New_York time zone, currently UTC-4.
Clocks here switch twice a year — one hour forward in spring, one hour back in autumn — so the gap to other zones changes by an hour for part of the year. Check the offset above before booking an international call or a flight connection.
Time zone names come from the IANA tz database, the same source operating systems use, so the offset shown matches what your calendar will apply to a meeting in Boston.
Time Zone
| City | Boston |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Time Zone (IANA) | America/New_York |
| UTC Offset | UTC-4 |
| Coordinates | 42.3584300, -71.0597700 |
| Population | 653,833 |
Daylight Saving Time (DST)
DST Observed Boston observes daylight saving time. The UTC offset changes when DST starts and ends; the offset shown above already reflects the current DST status.
Related Cities in America/New_York
| City | Country | Population |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | United States | 8,804,190 |
| Brooklyn | United States | 2,736,074 |
| Queens | United States | 2,316,841 |
| Philadelphia | United States | 1,573,916 |
| Manhattan | United States | 1,487,536 |
| The Bronx | United States | 1,385,108 |
| Jacksonville | United States | 1,009,833 |
| Columbus | United States | 913,175 |
| Charlotte | United States | 911,311 |
| Washington | United States | 689,545 |