Time in Jamaica

Jamaica keeps one time: Eastern Time, UTC−5 all year, with no daylight saving time. Its capital is Kingston.

Jamaica and the countries around it

Eastern TimeUTC-05:00Kingston, Spanish Town, and Montego BayAmerica/Jamaica

Jamaica (simplified outline). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗

Population: 2,934,855 GeoNames figure; the source gives no year
Total area: 4,244 sq mi (10,991 km²)
Currency: Dollar (JMD)
Languages: English (Jamaica)
Calling code: +1-876
Driving side: Left
Country code (ISO): JM
Coordinates (central point): 18.119148, -77.175826

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

Kingston, Spanish Town, Montego Bay, Mandeville, May Pen, Ocho Rios, Linstead, and Savanna-la-Mar all keep Eastern Time, like the rest of Jamaica.

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.

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