Ocho Rios
Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica
Sunday, 27th September 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-5
- Time zone
- America/JamaicaEST
- Sunrise
- 5:58 am
- Sunset
- 6:00 pm
- Daylight
- 12 hours 2 minutes62 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
Daylight saving in Ocho Rios
Clocks here do not change: this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Ocho Rios has stayed on EST (UTC-5) all year, which means the difference to places that do change their clocks moves by an hour twice a year without Ocho Rios doing anything.
Ocho Rios time to your time
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 9am and 11:00 in Jamaica, 3pm to 4pm at the other end.
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Time difference between Ocho Rios and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 8:12 am | 08:12 | 2 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 9:12 am | 09:12 | 1 hour behind |
| Chicago CDT | 10:12 am | 10:12 | the same time |
| New York City EDT | 11:12 am | 11:12 | 1 hour ahead |
| Toronto EDT | 11:12 am | 11:12 | 1 hour ahead |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 12:12 pm | 12:12 | 2 hours ahead |
| London BST | 4:12 pm | 16:12 | 6 hours ahead |
| Paris CEST | 5:12 pm | 17:12 | 7 hours ahead |
| Berlin CEST | 5:12 pm | 17:12 | 7 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 5:12 pm | 17:12 | 7 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 6:12 pm | 18:12 | 8 hours ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 6:12 pm | 18:12 | 8 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 7:12 pm | 19:12 | 9 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 8:42 pm | 20:42 | 10 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 11:12 pm | 23:12 | 13 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 12:12 am Mon | 00:12 | 14 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 1:12 am Mon | 01:12 | 15 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 4:12 am Mon | 04:12 | 18 hours ahead |
About Ocho Rios
- Population
- 26503
- Coordinates
- 18.408, -77.103
- Region
- Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica
- IANA zone
- America/Jamaica
- Solar noon
- 11:59 am
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations: not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Ocho Rios right now?
It is 10:12 am (10:12 on a 24-hour clock) on Sunday, 27th September 2026 in Ocho Rios. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Ocho Rios in?
Ocho Rios uses the America/Jamaica time zone, currently EST (UTC-5). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column: abbreviations like EST are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Ocho Rios on daylight saving time right now?
No, and it never is. Ocho Rios stays on EST (UTC-5) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Ocho Rios today?
The sun rises at 5:58 am and sets at 6:00 pm today, giving 12 hours 2 minutes of daylight. That is 62 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Ocho Rios of Los Angeles?
Ocho Rios is 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 10:12 am in Ocho Rios, it is 8:12 am in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Ocho Rios?
Ocho Rios is in Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica, at 18.41° N, 77.10° W, with a population of about 26,503. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.