Jamaica
Time now in St. John's East
Sunrise 05:51Sunset 06:30Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Jamaica
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
12,686
Sunrise
05:51
Sunset
06:30
Day length
12h 39m
Coordinates
18.00, -76.97
Time difference from St. John's East
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) St. John's East right now.
St. John's East on the map
About the time in St. John's East
St. John's East 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.
Clocks in St. John's East 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.
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.
Frequently asked questions about time in St. John's East
- How far ahead or behind UTC is St. John's East?
- St. John's East is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does St. John's East change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. St. John's East keeps UTC −5 throughout the year.
- What time is it in St. John's East right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in St. John's East, updating every second from America/Jamaica (UTC −5).
- Which time zone is St. John's East in?
- St. John's East uses America/Jamaica, currently UTC −5.
945 places in Jamaica
Other cities in the same country, sized by population.