What time is it in Spanish Town right now?

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

What time zone is Spanish Town in?

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

Does Spanish Town observe daylight saving time?

No. Spanish 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 Spanish Town?

Open the time zone converter for Spanish 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 Spanish Town, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica

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

Spanish Town, Jamaica

4:57 AM:47EST

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC−5

Country: Jamaica
Region: Saint Catherine Parish
Lat/Long: 17°59'N / 76°57'W
Elevation: 31 m
Population: 145,018
Currency: Dollar (JMD)
Languages: English
Dialling code: ++1-876

Time zone in Spanish 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
Spanish Town keeps UTC−5

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

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Sunrise and sunset in Spanish Town today

Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
5:38 PM
Day length
11 hours 33 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Spanish Town for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 17°59'N / 76°57'W.

Time difference between Spanish Town and other cities

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

Current time in world cities compared to Spanish Town
City	Local time	Compared to Spanish Town
New YorkUnited States	Tue 5:57 AM	+1h (ahead)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 2:57 AM	−2h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 4:57 AM	Same time
TorontoCanada	Tue 5:57 AM	+1h (ahead)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 3:57 AM	−1h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 6:57 AM	+2h (ahead)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 9:57 AM	+5h (ahead)
ParisFrance	Tue 10:57 AM	+6h (ahead)
BerlinGermany	Tue 10:57 AM	+6h (ahead)
MadridSpain	Tue 10:57 AM	+6h (ahead)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 11:57 AM	+7h (ahead)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 1:57 PM	+9h (ahead)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 3:27 PM	+10h 30m (ahead)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 5:57 PM	+13h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 5:57 PM	+13h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 6:57 PM	+14h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 8:57 PM	+16h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Tue 10:57 PM	+18h (ahead)

Other cities near Spanish Town

All 12 cities in Jamaica

Frequently asked questions

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.