Current Local Time in Jamaica

Jamaica uses the EST time zone (UTC-05:00). Daylight saving time is not observed.

15:55:53
Sunday, May 10, 2026
EST · UTC-05:00

About Jamaica

Capital
Kingston
Population
2,961,000
Area
10,991 km²
Currency
Jamaican Dollar (JMD)
Dial code
+1-876
Domain
.jm
ISO 3166 codes
JM / JAM
Coordinates
18.11, -77.30

Daylight saving time

Observes DST
No

Sun in Kingston today

Sunrise
05:39
Solar noon
12:06
Sunset
18:34
Daylight
12h 55m

Local time in Jamaica cities

Time in KingstonTime in Spanish TownTime in Montego Bay

Distance and time difference from Jamaica

CityDistanceTime difference
New York2530 km+1h
São Paulo5700 km+2h
London7560 km+6h
Paris7750 km+7h
Tokyo12880 km+14h
Dubai12980 km+9h
Sydney14910 km+15h
Singapore17850 km+13h

Great-circle distances from the country centroid; time differences from Kingston computed against current offsets.

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