Saint Paul Charlestown, Saint Kitts And Nevis
Saint Paul Charlestown observes Atlantic Standard Time at UTC−4 all year. The parish is on Nevis, and its residents share one national clock with Charlestown, Basseterre, and every other community in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Charlestown, Saint Kitts And Nevis
Monday, 9 November 2026
UTC−4 · America/St_Kitts
Time and sun data for Charlestown — the largest city of Saint Paul Charlestown
The sun in Charlestown
Sunrise 6:13 AM Solar noon 11:55 AM Sunset 5:38 PM Daylight 11 h 24 min Night 12 h 36 min Civil twilight 5:51 AM – 6:00 PM
Saint Kitts And Nevis · 2 cities
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Current time in Saint Paul Charlestown, Saint Kitts And Nevis
Local clocks in Saint Paul Charlestown remain four hours behind UTC. Saint Kitts and Nevis does not ordinarily make a seasonal daylight-saving adjustment, so the offset itself is straightforward. International differences can still change when the country at the other end of a call moves its clocks.
A quick conversion starts with UTC and subtracts four hours. If that crosses midnight, the local date is the day before. In the opposite direction, add four hours to local time to obtain UTC and advance the date if the calculation passes midnight.
The offset stays put; it is usually the overseas caller’s clock that wanders away and returns.
Charlestown, Nevis and the national urban network
Saint Paul Charlestown is one of the parishes of Nevis and includes Charlestown, the island’s main town. This makes the parish an important reference point for services, transport, administration, and everyday activity on Nevis. Its name distinguishes it from Saint Paul Capesterre, which is a different parish on Saint Kitts.
When comparing local time with the country’s principal settlements, these places provide useful reference points: Charlestown is the main town and administrative focus of Nevis; Basseterre is the capital of the federation and its leading urban centre;
Sandy Point Town is one of the better-known settlements on Saint Kitts; Cayon serves communities on the eastern side of Saint Kitts. The phrase “largest cities” should be read with care in a small island federation. Settlement categories and boundaries are not always comparable, and a national list may combine towns with villages. None of those classification differences creates a time-zone boundary.
Reading sunrise information for Saint Paul Charlestown
Sunrise and sunset move over the calendar even though the clocks do not. Nevis is close to the equator compared with Europe or Canada, so the annual swing in daylight length is moderate. It is still large enough for the first daylight and evening darkness to occur at visibly different times in different months.
An advertised sunrise time represents a calculated astronomical event for a particular coordinate. A person near a hillside may see the Sun later than someone with an open sea horizon. Civil twilight begins before sunrise and may already provide useful outdoor light, while full darkness arrives after sunset rather than at the instant the Sun crosses the horizon.
Select Charlestown or a precise point within Saint Paul Charlestown. Use the intended local calendar date. Keep the displayed offset at UTC−4. Treat terrain and clouds as practical adjustments to the calculation.
Questions and answers
- Is Saint Paul Charlestown in the same time zone as Saint Kitts?
- Yes. Nevis and Saint Kitts both use Atlantic Standard Time, UTC−4.
- Will my phone change time while travelling from Basseterre to Charlestown?
- It should not change because of the destination. Both places use the same offset, though network or device settings can affect the display.
- Why does the sunrise time differ from one website to another?
- The services may use different coordinates, rounding methods, elevation assumptions, or definitions. Compare entries for the same date and location.