What time is it in Kingston?
Kingston, Jamaica, is in the America/Jamaica timezone (UTC-5). The sun rises around 05:44 local time.
Kingston, UTC-5America/Jamaica
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Daylight
- 12 h 59 min
Kingston Drag to spin
Scheduling a call with someone in Kingston? Use the meeting planner to see when their working hours meet yours. Kingston is UTC-5, so the difference to you depends on where you are.
Kingston on your clock
Pick a time in Kingston and read it where you are. The strip below is that whole day, one cell per hour, shaded where each side is at work.
working hours 0 h shared Tap an hour to move the marker.
Kingston at a glance
- Country
- Jamaica
- Population
- 937,700
- Currency
- JMD
- Dialling code
- +1876
- Languages
- English
- Time zone
- America/Jamaica
- Coordinates
- 17.98, -76.77
Population from GeoNames, country facts from the countries-list dataset.
Working from Kingston
Overlapping working hours with the hubs people work with most. New York shares the most at 7 a day.
About the time in Kingston
Kingston keeps the America/Jamaica timezone, UTC-5 right now. It does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset stays the same all year. That makes Kingston 5 hours behind UTC.
Working-hours overlap with major hubs
Working 09:00–17:00 in Kingston (the assumed default, we hold no figure for this country), against each hub's own working day, this is how much of your day overlaps:
- New York, 7 h overlap
- London, 2 h overlap
- Singapore, 0 h overlap
Today the sun rises around 05:44 and sets around 18:43 in Kingston. The days are currently getting about 1 minute shorter each day. Tonight's sky shows a waxing gibbous.
It is currently week 31.
Most offices in Kingston run 09:00–17:00 in UTC-5, as far as we can tell — that is our default rather than a figure for this country. If you need to reach someone there, aim for their mid-morning or early afternoon, and use the overlap tool to find the exact window from wherever you happen to be. The clock at the top of this page stays live and always reflects the current offset, daylight saving included.
The working week
- Kingston
- 09:00 to 17:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Assumed: we have no verified convention for this country, so the international default is used.
FAQ
Which timezone is Kingston in?
Kingston uses America/Jamaica, which is UTC-5.
Does Kingston observe daylight saving time?
The America/Jamaica zone adjusts automatically for DST where it applies; the clock above is always correct.