Jamaica
Time now in New Kingston
Sunrise 05:50Sunset 06:30Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Jamaica
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
583,958
Sunrise
05:50
Sunset
06:30
Day length
12h 39m
Coordinates
18.01, -76.78
Time difference from New Kingston
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About the time in New Kingston
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 (18.01, -76.78) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in New Kingston.
New 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.
New Kingston sits at latitude 18.01, 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in New Kingston
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Jamaica, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Does New Kingston change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. New Kingston keeps UTC −5 throughout the year.
- What time is it in New Kingston right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in New Kingston, updating every second from America/Jamaica (UTC −5).
- Which time zone is New Kingston in?
- New Kingston uses America/Jamaica, currently UTC −5.
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