Current Time in Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in the Cayman Islands
It's 3:16 PM EST (UTC-05:00) in the Cayman Islands on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
The Cayman Islands does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC-5 all year.
- Time zone
- Eastern Standard Time
- IANA: America/Cayman
- UTC offset now
- UTC-05:00 (EST)
- Clock changes
- No clock changes: UTC-5 all year.
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
George Town
West Bay
How the Cayman Islands writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- day-month-year, e.g. 25/11/2026 · 25 November 2026
- Clock
- 12-hour
- e.g. 3:30 pm
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the en-KY locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Time difference from the Cayman Islands
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in the Cayman Islands time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 8:16 PM | 5 h ahead | 3 h (09:00–12:00) |
| New York | Thu 3:16 PM | Same time | 8 h (09:00–17:00) |
| Los Angeles | Thu 12:16 PM | 3 h behind | 5 h (12:00–17:00) |
| Dubai | Fri 12:16 AM | 9 h ahead | None |
| Singapore | Fri 4:16 AM | 13 h ahead | None |
| Tokyo | Fri 5:16 AM | 14 h ahead | None |
| Sydney | Fri 7:16 AM | 16 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 5:16 PM | 2 h ahead | 6 h (09:00–15:00) |
The Cayman Islands at a glance
- Capital
- George Town
- Population
- 84,738
- Currency
- Cayman Islands dollar (KYD)
Questions about time in the Cayman Islands
- What time is it in the Cayman Islands right now?
- When this page was generated it was 3:16 PM EST (UTC-05:00) in the Cayman Islands.
- How many time zones does the Cayman Islands have?
- The Cayman Islands uses one time zone, Eastern Standard Time (IANA ID America/Cayman).
- Does the Cayman Islands observe daylight saving time?
- No. The Cayman Islands does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC-5 all year.