Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba
Time now in Bonaire
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:22Sunset 06:50Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/Kralendijk
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
22,573
Sunrise
06:22
Sunset
06:50
Day length
12h 28m
Coordinates
12.20, -68.28
Time difference from Bonaire
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Bonaire on the map
About the time in Bonaire
The zone identifier America/Kralendijk is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Kralendijk keeps pointing at Kralendijk time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Bonaire runs on America/Kralendijk, which puts the city UTC −4 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Bonaire sits at latitude 12.20, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 28m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Bonaire
- When do the sun rise and set in Bonaire today?
- Sunrise is at 06:22 and sunset at 06:50, giving 12h 28m of daylight.
- Does Bonaire change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Bonaire keeps UTC −4 throughout the year.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Bonaire?
- Bonaire is UTC −4 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Bonaire right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Bonaire, updating every second from America/Kralendijk (UTC −4).
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