Current Time in Jamaica
Jamaica 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 Jamaica
It's 2:03 PM EST (UTC-05:00) in Jamaica on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Jamaica does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC-5 all year.
- Time zone
- Eastern Standard Time
- IANA: America/Jamaica
- 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
Kingston
New Kingston
Spanish Town
Portmore
How Jamaica 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
- Sunday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the en-JM locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Upcoming public holidays in Jamaica
National holidays only. Holidays observed in individual states or regions are not listed.
- Christmas DayFri, 25 December 2026 · in 50 days
- St. Stephen's DayBoxing DaySat, 26 December 2026 · in 51 days
- New Year's DayFri, 1 January 2027 · in 57 days
- Ash WednesdayWed, 10 February 2027 · in 97 days
- Good FridayFri, 26 March 2027 · in 141 days
Time difference from Jamaica
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Jamaica time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 7:03 PM | 5 h ahead | 3 h (09:00–12:00) |
| New York | Thu 2:03 PM | Same time | 8 h (09:00–17:00) |
| Los Angeles | Thu 11:03 AM | 3 h behind | 5 h (12:00–17:00) |
| Dubai | Thu 11:03 PM | 9 h ahead | None |
| Singapore | Fri 3:03 AM | 13 h ahead | None |
| Tokyo | Fri 4:03 AM | 14 h ahead | None |
| Sydney | Fri 6:03 AM | 16 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 4:03 PM | 2 h ahead | 6 h (09:00–15:00) |
Jamaica at a glance
- Capital
- Kingston
- Population
- 2,825,544
- Currency
- Jamaican dollar (JMD)
Questions about time in Jamaica
- What time is it in Jamaica right now?
- When this page was generated it was 2:03 PM EST (UTC-05:00) in Jamaica.
- How many time zones does Jamaica have?
- Jamaica uses one time zone, Eastern Standard Time (IANA ID America/Jamaica).
- Does Jamaica observe daylight saving time?
- No. Jamaica does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC-5 all year.
- What is the next public holiday in Jamaica?
- The next national public holiday is Christmas Day on Fri, 25 December 2026.