Jamaica
Time now in Gordon Town
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 05:51Sunset 06:28Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Jamaica
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
3,396
Sunrise
05:51
Sunset
06:28
Day length
12h 37m
Coordinates
18.04, -76.72
Time difference from Gordon Town
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Gordon Town right now.
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About the time in Gordon Town
Clocks in Gordon Town stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC −5 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Jamaica.
Gordon Town runs on America/Jamaica, which puts the city UTC −5 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.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Gordon Town day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 14:00–22:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Frequently asked questions about time in Gordon Town
- What are normal business hours in Gordon Town in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Gordon Town runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Gordon Town?
- Gordon Town is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- When do the sun rise and set in Gordon Town today?
- Sunrise is at 05:51 and sunset at 06:28, giving 12h 37m of daylight.
- What time is it in Gordon Town right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Gordon Town, updating every second from America/Jamaica (UTC −5).
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