Wilmington time zone
Time zone14 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to EDT (UTC-4) - in 123 days
Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.
United States has 8 distinct time zone rule groups. Wilmington uses Eastern Standard Time.
- EST · UTC-5New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and moreUses daylight saving time
- CST · UTC-6Illinois, Texas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and moreUses daylight saving time
- MST · UTC-7Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Idaho, Utah and moreUses daylight saving time
- MST · UTC-7ArizonaNo daylight saving time
- PST · UTC-8California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, IdahoUses daylight saving time
- UTC-9 · UTC-9AlaskaUses daylight saving time
- UTC-10 · UTC-10America/AdakUses daylight saving time
- UTC-10 · UTC-10HawaiiNo daylight saving time
Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.
Time difference from Wilmington
Time differenceSun in Wilmington today
Daylight10h 7m today - 4h 52m less than the longest day and 0h 46m more than the shortest day.
Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.
About Wilmington
City facts- ⌖Region
- Delaware
- ◉Population
- 70,898
- ☎Dialing code
- ¤Currency
- USD · Dollar
Public holidays in Delaware
HolidaysVeterans Day
Wednesday · today
NationalThanksgiving Day
Thursday · in 15 days
NationalDay After Thanksgiving
Friday · in 16 days
DElong weekendChristmas Day
Friday · in 44 days
Nationallong weekendNew Year’s Day
Friday · in 51 days
Nationallong weekend
Airports near Wilmington
Airports- ILG
↑ 9 km south-west
Same local time - PHL
↑ 30 km north-east
Same local time - DOV
↑ 69 km south
Same local time
Same time zone rules
Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.
Same UTC offset right now
Limamatches until 14 Mar 2027 
Bogotámatches until 14 Mar 2027 
Quitomatches until 14 Mar 2027 Calimatches until 14 Mar 2027 Callaomatches until 14 Mar 2027
Chicago1044 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules Nashville1062 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules
Common questions
Quick answers- 01What time zone is Wilmington in?
- Wilmington is in Eastern Standard Time (EST/EDT), America/New_York. Standard time is UTC-5.
- 02Does Wilmington use daylight saving time?
- Yes. Wilmington changes between UTC-5 and UTC-4 during the year.
- 03What is the time difference between Wilmington and UTC?
- Wilmington is UTC-5 in standard time and UTC-4 during daylight saving time.
Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.
