What time is it in Jamaica?
12:44:48
Friday 13 November 2026
- Time zone UTC−05:00
- No daylight saving time
Daylight saving time in Jamaica
No daylight saving time: the same time all year round.
Day and night around the world
- Jamaica
- sun overhead
- twilight
- night
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Nearby countries
Good to know about the time in Jamaica
Jamaica is on UTC−5 all year round: it has not used daylight saving time since 1983. Time in Kingston
It is on the same time as New York in winter and 1 hour behind in summer. Cuba, to the north, changes its clocks and is 1 hour ahead of Jamaica most of the year.
Time in the cities of Jamaica
Other places: Spanish Town, Portmore, Montego Bay, Mandeville, May Pen, Old Harbour, Linstead, Half Way Tree, Savanna-la-Mar. Their pages are in French in the city directory.