Time in Haiti
Haiti keeps one time: Eastern Time, UTC−5 in January and UTC−4 in July. Clocks go forward one hour at 2:00 AM on the second Sunday in March and back one hour at 2:00 AM on the first Sunday in November. Haiti borders Dominican Republic. Its capital is Port-au-Prince.
- Population
- 11,123,176 GeoNames figure; the source gives no year
- Total area
- 10,714 sq mi (27,750 km²)
- Currency
- Gourde (HTG)
- Languages
- Haitian Creole, French (Haiti)
- Calling code
- +509
- Driving side
- Right
- Country code (ISO)
- HT
- Coordinates (central point)
- 18.982047, -72.283423
These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Calling code and largest cities: GeoNames; driving side: Wikidata.
Local time in the largest cities
Port-au-Prince, Port-de-Paix, Saint-Marc, Dessalines, Jacmel, Cap-Haïtien, Léogâne, and Arcahaie all keep Eastern Time, like the rest of Haiti.
Daylight saving time in Haiti
- Eastern Time: Clocks go forward one hour at 2:00 AM on the second Sunday in March and back one hour at 2:00 AM on the first Sunday in November.
The clock above shows its next change. Governments can change these rules; the clocks follow the IANA time-zone database.
Time in neighboring countries
| Country | Local time now | Difference from Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | UTC−4 all year | 1 hour ahead in January, same time in July |
Each country’s time is its capital’s clock, or its largest city’s. A country with several time zones has other times too.
Check the time at a point
Clock rules and political boundaries use different sources. For a location near a line, check the precise point instead of choosing a clock from a country outline.
Find the time zone at your location or check and copy your coordinates.
Areas that only touch the edge
These areas meet this one only along a sliver. Most places here are not in them; for a spot near the line, check it with the time-zone finder.