What time is it in Barrett Town right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Barrett Town, Jamaica, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for America/Jamaica. Barrett Town is 5 hours behind UTC right now.

What time zone is Barrett Town in?

Barrett Town uses EST (Eastern Standard Time). Its IANA time zone identifier is America/Jamaica, and the current UTC offset is UTC−5.

Does Barrett Town observe daylight saving time?

No. Barrett Town stays on UTC−5 all year, so the difference to cities that do change their clocks, such as New York or London, shifts by an hour twice a year.

How do I schedule a meeting with someone in Barrett Town?

Open the time zone converter for Barrett Town to see what a given time there is for you, or use the meeting planner to find the hours when both of you are at work. A Cal.com booking link does the conversion for your guests automatically: they see your availability in their own time zone and pick a slot that works.

Current local time in Barrett Town, Saint James Parish, Jamaica

Barrett Town is on EST (Eastern Standard Time), UTC−5. Barrett Town does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Barrett Town, Jamaica

6:40 AM:27EST

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC−5

Country: Jamaica
Region: Saint James Parish
Lat/Long: 18°31'N / 77°48'W
Elevation: 53 m
Population: 17,169
Currency: Dollar (JMD)
Languages: English
Dialling code: ++1-876

Time zone in Barrett Town

Time zone
EST
Eastern Standard Time
UTC offset
UTC−5
5 hours behind UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
Barrett Town keeps UTC−5

Barrett Town keeps the time of the IANA zone America/Jamaica, the one time zone in use in Jamaica. Barrett Town does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Barrett Town today

Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
5:41 PM
Day length
11 hours 32 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Barrett Town for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 18°31'N / 77°48'W.

Time difference between Barrett Town and other cities

The current local time in major cities around the world and how far each is ahead of or behind Barrett Town. Differences change when either side moves its clocks.

Current time in world cities compared to Barrett Town
City	Local time	Compared to Barrett Town
New YorkUnited States	Tue 7:40 AM	+1h (ahead)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 4:40 AM	−2h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 6:40 AM	Same time
TorontoCanada	Tue 7:40 AM	+1h (ahead)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 5:40 AM	−1h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 8:40 AM	+2h (ahead)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 11:40 AM	+5h (ahead)
ParisFrance	Tue 12:40 PM	+6h (ahead)
BerlinGermany	Tue 12:40 PM	+6h (ahead)
MadridSpain	Tue 12:40 PM	+6h (ahead)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 1:40 PM	+7h (ahead)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 3:40 PM	+9h (ahead)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 5:10 PM	+10h 30m (ahead)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 7:40 PM	+13h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 7:40 PM	+13h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 8:40 PM	+14h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 10:40 PM	+16h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Wed 12:40 AM	+18h (ahead)

Other cities near Barrett Town

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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.