Kingston
Jamaica
Thursday, 12th November 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-5
- Time zone
- America/JamaicaEST
- Sunrise
- 6:11 am
- Sunset
- 5:31 pm
- Daylight
- 11 hours 19 minutes46 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
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Daylight saving in Kingston
Clocks here do not change: this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Kingston 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 Kingston doing anything.
Kingston time to your time
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 9am and 12:00 in Jamaica, 2pm to 4pm at the other end.
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Time difference between Kingston and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PST | 8:45 am | 08:45 | 3 hours behind |
| Chicago CST | 10:45 am | 10:45 | 1 hour behind |
| Mexico City CST | 10:45 am | 10:45 | 1 hour behind |
| New York City EST | 11:45 am | 11:45 | the same time |
| Toronto EST | 11:45 am | 11:45 | the same time |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 1:45 pm | 13:45 | 2 hours ahead |
| London GMT | 4:45 pm | 16:45 | 5 hours ahead |
| Paris CET | 5:45 pm | 17:45 | 6 hours ahead |
| Berlin CET | 5:45 pm | 17:45 | 6 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 6:45 pm | 18:45 | 7 hours ahead |
| Cairo EET | 6:45 pm | 18:45 | 7 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 7:45 pm | 19:45 | 8 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 8:45 pm | 20:45 | 9 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 10:15 pm | 22:15 | 10 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 12:45 am Fri | 00:45 | 13 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 1:45 am Fri | 01:45 | 14 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEDT | 3:45 am Fri | 03:45 | 16 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 5:45 am Fri | 05:45 | 18 hours ahead |
About Kingston
- Population
- 937700
- Coordinates
- 17.997, -76.794
- Region
- Jamaica
- IANA zone
- America/Jamaica
- Solar noon
- 11:51 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 Kingston right now?
It is 11:45 am (11:45 on a 24-hour clock) on Thursday, 12th November 2026 in Kingston. 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 Kingston in?
Kingston 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 Kingston on daylight saving time right now?
No, and it never is. Kingston stays on EST (UTC-5) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Kingston today?
The sun rises at 6:11 am and sets at 5:31 pm today, giving 11 hours 19 minutes of daylight. That is 46 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Kingston of Los Angeles?
Kingston is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 11:45 am in Kingston, it is 8:45 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 Kingston?
Kingston is in Jamaica, at 18.00° N, 76.79° W, with a population of about 937,700. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.