Current time in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Atlantic Standard Time
UTC−04:00- Time zone
- Atlantic Standard Time · America/St_Kitts
- UTC offset now
- UTC−04:00
- Abbreviation
- AST
- Daylight saving
- Not observed: UTC−4 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- Saint George Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis (capital) · 17.30° N, 62.72° W
- Population
- 12,920
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Basseterre at about 12:11 standard time: the clock runs about 11 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:54 and 12:25 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:14 | 18:21 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 05:37 | 18:47 | 13h 10m |
| September equinox (Sep 22) | 05:59 | 18:07 | 12h 07m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 06:36 | 17:41 | 11h 06m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 06:00–18:01 (12 h 0 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.
Nearby cities
- Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy · 70 km
- Brades, Montserrat · 80 km
- Plymouth, Montserrat · 90 km
- Philipsburg, Sint Maarten · 90 km
- Marigot, Saint Martin · 90 km
- Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda · 100 km
Nearest cities abroad on the same clock all year
- Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy · 70 km
- Brades, Montserrat · 80 km
- Plymouth, Montserrat · 90 km
- Philipsburg, Sint Maarten · 90 km
- Marigot, Saint Martin · 90 km
- Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda · 100 km