Jamaica
Time now in Kingston
Sunrise 05:51Sunset 06:30Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Jamaica
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
90,822
Sunrise
05:51
Sunset
06:30
Day length
12h 39m
Coordinates
17.97, -76.80
Time difference from Kingston
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Kingston right now.
Kingston on the map
About the time in Kingston
Kingston sits at latitude 17.97, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 39m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Around 90,822 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.
Kingston 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Kingston
- Which time zone is Kingston in?
- Kingston uses America/Jamaica, currently UTC −5.
- 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.
- Does Kingston change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Kingston keeps UTC −5 throughout the year.
- 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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