Current local time in Jamaica
Jamaica has one time zone: EST (Eastern Standard Time), UTC−5. The current time in 12 cities, with daylight saving dates and the time zone of each.
Kingston (capital)
EST
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
UTC−5
- Capital
- Kingston
- Continent
- North America
- Time zones
- 1
- Population
- 2,837,077
- Area
- 10,991 km²
- Currency
- Dollar (JMD)
- Languages
- English
- Dialling code
- ++1-876
- Internet domain
- .jm
Time zone in Jamaica
One zone covers the whole country. Its largest city stands for it below.
| City | Local time | Compared to Kingston |
|---|---|---|
| KingstonEST (Eastern Standard Time) · America/Jamaica | Tue 3:57 AM | Same time |
Current local time in 12 cities in Jamaica
Every city in Jamaica with 15,000 people or more, alphabetically, with its current local time. Open a city for its time zone, clock changes, sunrise and sunset.
- Barrett TownTue 3:57 AM
- Half Way TreeTue 3:57 AM
- KingstonTue 3:57 AM
- LinsteadTue 3:57 AM
- MandevilleTue 3:57 AM
- May PenTue 3:57 AM
- Montego BayTue 3:57 AM
- Ocho RiosTue 3:57 AM
- Old HarbourTue 3:57 AM
- PortmoreTue 3:57 AM
- Savanna-la-MarTue 3:57 AM
- Spanish TownTue 3:57 AM
Frequently asked questions
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kingston, the capital of Jamaica. Every city in Jamaica keeps the same time.
One. All of Jamaica is on EST (Eastern Standard Time) (America/Jamaica).
No. Clocks stay on UTC−5 all year.
Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.