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What time is it in Fort-de-France?
13:45:45
Friday 13 November 2026
- Fort-de-France, Martinique
- Time zone UTC−04:00
- No daylight saving time
- Sunrise 06:04 · sunset 17:32
Time difference with Fort-de-France
Fort-de-France is on UTC−04:00 right now: 4 hours behind UTC all year round.
| City | Time | Compared with Fort-de-France |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:45 | 4 hours ahead |
| New York United States | 12:45 | 1 hour behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:45 | 4 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:45 | 5 hours ahead |
| Berlin Germany | 18:45 | 5 hours ahead |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:45 | 8 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:15 | 9 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:45 | 12 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:45 | 12 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:45 | 13 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:45 | 15 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:45 | 1 hour ahead |
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Daylight saving time in Fort-de-France
Fort-de-France does not change its clocks: UTC−04:00 all year round.
History of local time in Fort-de-France
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 28 September 1980 | UTC−4 all year round |
| 1980 | UTC−4, summer time UTC−3 |
| until 1979 | UTC−4 all year round |
Official time zone (IANA database): America/Martinique. Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Fort-de-France
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 1,167 km away, Paramaribo (Suriname) is 1 hour ahead of Fort-de-France all year round.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Le Lamentin | 8 km |
| Saint-Joseph | 8 km |
| Ducos | 11 km |
| Le Robert | 16 km |
| Le François | 18 km |
| La Trinité | 19 km |
| Sainte-Marie | 22 km |
| Gros Islet | 61 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Fort-de-France
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Day length
- 11 h 28 min
- Tomorrow
- −1 min
Dawn 05:42, dusk 17:55, solar noon 11:48. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (11 h 15 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (12 h 59 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:34 (22 May 2027), latest at 06:33 (16 January 2027); earliest sunset at 17:32 (13 November 2026), latest at 18:37 (27 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 20 % illuminated
Moonrise 09:42 · moonset 21:05 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 07:47 · moon calendar
Good to know about the time in Fort-de-France
Fort-de-France is on Martinique time, UTC−4, all year round, with no daylight saving time: it is 5 hours behind Paris in winter and 6 hours behind in summer, when mainland France puts its clocks forward.
Lying in the tropics, the city has days of almost constant length, between 11 hours 15 minutes and 13 hours, and the sun sets there at around 17:40 in December and 18:35 in June. France – Martinique time difference