About the time in Kingston

Kingston is a city in Jamaica. It uses the America/Jamaica time zone, which is currently UTC-5 — that is, -5 hours from Coordinated Universal Time. Kingston does not observe daylight saving time, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.

Compared with other major cities right now, Kingston is 1 hour behind of New York and 6 hours behind of London. The table above updates live, so the differences you see always reflect current daylight saving rules on both sides.

What time zone is Kingston in?

Kingston follows the America/Jamaica time zone (UTC-5). All clocks on this page are driven by the official IANA time zone database, the same source used by operating systems and airlines worldwide.

Does Kingston observe daylight saving time?

No — Kingston keeps the same offset all year, which makes scheduling with it straightforward.

Sunrise and sunset in Kingston

Today's sunrise and sunset above are calculated astronomically for Kingston's coordinates (17.97°, -76.79°) and shown in local Kingston time. They shift a little every day through the year.

How is this clock kept accurate?

The time shown is your device clock converted into Kingston's time zone using your browser's built-in IANA database. If your device clock is correct, the time above is correct — no server round-trips, nothing to install.