Current time in Jamaica

This location stays on UTC-05:00 year-round with no seasonal clock changes.

Current time in Kingston, Jamaica
20:16 29
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 EST UTC-05:00 No DST
UTC Offset
UTC-05:00
IANA time zone
America/Jamaica
Daylight saving
No DST
Next DST change
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Quick answer

The current local time in Kingston, Jamaica is ⁦20:16⁩ (⁦EST⁩), which is ⁦UTC-05:00⁩.

Kingston is the capital of Jamaica, located at 17.997, -76.794.

Kingston uses EST (UTC-05:00) year-round. The IANA identifier is America/Jamaica.

Timezone in Kingston

Eastern Standard Time (EST)

IANA time zone: America/Jamaica
All year
EST
Eastern Standard Time
UTC-05:00

Time zones in Jamaica

Offsets are calculated for the current moment and can change when daylight saving time starts or ends.

America/Jamaica

EST UTC-05:00

Etc/GMT+5

GMT-5 UTC-05:00

World clock

Compared with Kingston

Kingston
20:16
0h
New Kingston
20:16
0h
Spanish Town
20:16
0h
Portmore
20:16
0h
Montego Bay
20:16
0h
Mandeville
20:16
0h
May Pen
20:16
0h
Old Harbour
20:16
0h
Linstead
20:16
0h
Half Way Tree
20:16
0h

No daylight saving time in Jamaica

This location stays on UTC-05:00 year-round with no seasonal clock changes.

Frequently Asked Questions

The current local time in Jamaica is 20:16 EST. The primary clock uses America/Jamaica, currently UTC-05:00 from UTC.

Jamaica has 2 time zones in the current country dataset: America/Jamaica, Etc/GMT+5.

The primary time zone for Jamaica does not currently show a daylight saving transition in the lookup window.