Current time in Jamaica
Eastern Standard Time
UTC−05:00Jamaica has one time zone, Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−5), all year; it does not observe daylight saving time.
Time zone of Jamaica
| Colour | Region | IANA zone | Offset now | Abbr. | Daylight saving | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | America/Jamaica | UTC−5 | EST | No DST | UTC−05:00 |
Does Jamaica observe daylight saving time?
No. Jamaica stays on UTC−5 all year, so its clocks never go forward or back.
No clock changes are scheduled.
Cities in Jamaica
Your time difference
- Jamaica: —
Same clock all year as …
Jamaica shows the same time as Brazil (several regions), Mexico (Quintana Roo), Colombia, Canada (EST – ON – Atikokan, NU – Coral H), Peru, Ecuador, Panama and the Cayman Islands at every moment of the next 12 months.
Time difference from Jamaica
| City | Jamaica is |
|---|---|
| New York | same time to 1 h behind |
| Los Angeles | 2 h to 3 h ahead |
| London | 5 h to 6 h behind |
| Paris | 6 h to 7 h behind |
| Dubai | 9 h behind all year |
| Delhi | 10 h 30 min behind all year |
| Tokyo | 14 h behind all year |
| Sydney | 15 h to 16 h behind |