Current Local Time in Kingston
Jamaica America/Jamaica EST UTC-5 No clock change
6:29:39 AM
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Daytime UTC-5 (-05:00)
Static values shown for ; your browser updates them to the current second.
UTC offset now
UTC-5
Same on every date
Abbreviation
EST
No seasonal variant
Daylight saving
No clock change
Kingston never changes its clocks
IANA time zone
America/Jamaica
Jamaica · North America
Kingston time zone
Because Jamaica does not operate daylight saving time in America/Jamaica, Kingston sits at UTC-5 (EST) on every date of 2026. Scheduling across this zone is stable year-round.
- IANA time zone
- America/Jamaica
- Offset in standard time
- UTC-5 (EST)
- Daylight saving time
- Not observed — no clock change
- Most recent clock change
- None on record in recent years
- Next clock change
- None scheduled — clocks stay as they are
- When it is 12:00 UTC
- 7:00 AM in January · 7:00 AM in July
Clock changes in Kingston, 2026–2028
Full record for Kingston → ten years back and ten forward, with each year's DST window.
No clock change. Kingston stays on UTC-5 (EST) through 2028 under the rules currently published in the IANA time zone database. Governments do sometimes change these rules, so this page is regenerated from the latest database on every build.
Sun and moon in Kingston
Computed for 17.9714°, -76.7936° on August 2, 2026.
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
6:40 PM
Day length
12h 55m
−0m 45s vs yesterday
Solar noon
12:13 PM
Sun at its highest
| Phase | Morning | Evening | Sun's altitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 4:28 AM | 7:58 PM | −18° to −12° |
| Nautical twilight | 4:55 AM | 7:31 PM | −12° to −6° |
| Civil twilight | 5:23 AM | 7:03 PM | −6° to −0.833° |
| Sunrise / sunset | 5:46 AM | 6:40 PM | −0.833° (upper limb at the horizon) |
Across 2026, daylight in Kingston runs from about 11h 03m at the shortest day to 13h 12m at the longest.
Moon
Waning gibbous
80% illuminated · 19.1 days into the cycle · waning
- Moonrise
- 9:23 PM
- Moonset
- 9:06 AM
- Next full moon
- Aug 27, 11:19 PM
- Next new moon
- Aug 12, 12:38 PM
Sun and moon figures are computed locally from standard astronomical series (NOAA solar equations and Meeus' lunar terms) — accurate to about a minute at mid latitudes, and less near the poles where the sun crosses the horizon at a shallow angle.
Weather in Kingston
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Current weather for Kingston is unavailable right now. Everything else on this page — local time, time zone rules, sunrise and sunset — is computed locally and unaffected.
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Time difference between Kingston and other cities
Differences are computed from each city's own zone rules, so pairs whose clocks change on different dates show more than one value across the year.
| City | Local time | Difference | Across the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York United States | 7:29 AM | +1h | Varies: +1h / ±0h |
| Sao Paulo Brazil | 8:29 AM | +2h | Fixed all year |
| London United Kingdom | 12:29 PM | +6h | Varies: +6h / +5h |
| Tel Aviv Israel | 2:29 PM | +8h | Varies: +8h / +7h |
| Cairo Egypt | 2:29 PM | +8h | Varies: +8h / +7h |
| Mumbai India | 4:59 PM | +10:30h | Fixed all year |
| Sydney Australia | 9:29 PM | +15h | Varies: +16h / +15h |
| Los Angeles United States | 4:29 AM | −2h | Varies: −2h / −3h |
Kingston at a glance
- Country
- Jamaica
- Region
- North America
- Coordinates
- 17.9714° N, 76.7936° W
- IANA time zone
- America/Jamaica
- Currency
- JMD
- Language
- English
- Usual clock notation
- 12-hour
Only fields we can source are listed; nothing on this page is estimated. Sources are in data sources .
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What time is it in Kingston right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kingston, Jamaica, updated every second from your device's clock and converted with the America/Jamaica time zone rules. Kingston currently runs at UTC-5 (EST) all year round.
What time zone is Kingston in?
Kingston uses the IANA time zone America/Jamaica, written as EST all year. Every time on this page is computed from that zone rather than from a stored offset, so it follows the rules currently published in the time zone database.
What is the UTC offset in Kingston?
Kingston stays at UTC-5 throughout the year. Its clocks never move, so the offset shown here is the offset on every date.
Does Kingston observe daylight saving time?
No. Kingston does not use daylight saving time — there is no clock change in 2026, so UTC-5 applies on every date. Differences with cities that do change their clocks still move twice a year, because the other city shifts.
What is the time difference between Kingston and New York?
For most of 2026, New York is 1 hour ahead of Kingston. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the clocks match from December 31 – March 8 and November 1 – December 31.
What is the time difference between Kingston and Sao Paulo?
Sao Paulo is 2 hours ahead of Kingston, and that gap holds all year — neither city moves its clocks in a way that changes it.
What is the time difference between Kingston and London?
For most of 2026, London is 6 hours ahead of Kingston. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 5 hours (London ahead of Kingston) from December 31 – March 28 and October 24 – December 31.
How long is the day in Kingston?
Day length in Kingston ranges from about 11h 03m at the shortest day of 2026 to about 13h 12m at the longest. The sunrise and sunset section on this page shows today's figures for latitude 17.97°, longitude -76.79°.