Jamaica
Time now in Kingston
Sunrise 05:50Sunset 06:30Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Jamaica
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
937,700
Sunrise
05:50
Sunset
06:30
Day length
12h 39m
Coordinates
18.00, -76.79
Time difference from Kingston
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Kingston right now.
Kingston on the map
About the time in Kingston
The zone identifier America/Jamaica is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Jamaica keeps pointing at Jamaica time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Sunrise today lands at 05:50 and sunset at 06:30 local time, giving 12h 39m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (18.00, -76.79) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Kingston.
Around 937,700 people live in Kingston, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in Kingston
- When do the sun rise and set in Kingston today?
- Sunrise is at 05:50 and sunset at 06:30, giving 12h 39m of daylight.
- What are normal business hours in Kingston in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Kingston runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Kingston?
- Kingston is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Kingston right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Kingston, updating every second from America/Jamaica (UTC −5).
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