Jamaica
Time now in New Kingston
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 05:51Sunset 06:28Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Jamaica
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
1,765
Sunrise
05:51
Sunset
06:28
Day length
12h 37m
Coordinates
18.01, -76.79
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About the time in New 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.
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 37m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in New Kingston
- What are normal business hours in New Kingston in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in New Kingston runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- 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).
- When do the sun rise and set in New Kingston today?
- Sunrise is at 05:51 and sunset at 06:28, giving 12h 37m of daylight.
- Which time zone is New Kingston in?
- New Kingston uses America/Jamaica, currently UTC −5.
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