Current time in Kingston
Jamaica · America/Jamaica
Kingston, Jamaica
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Coordinated Universal Time
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Relative to your device
- Time zone
- EST
- UTC offset
- UTC−5
- vs Wales
- −6h
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
America/Jamaica
Current difference
Fixed offset year-round
Kingston compared with Wales
Live difference between Kingston and Welsh time, plus the working hours you actually share.
Kingston runs 6 hours behind of Wales at the moment. If you are arranging a call from Cardiff, Swansea or Newport, a 12:00 start here lands at 06:00 in Kingston. Because Kingston does not observe daylight saving, this gap changes by an hour when the UK switches between GMT and BST.
When it is this time in Kingston
The same moment, shown in major cities worldwide.
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Compare Kingston with…
Nearby & related cities
Other places in Jamaica and in time zones close to Kingston.
Kingston time, questions
- What time is it in Kingston right now?
- The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kingston, Jamaica, updating every second. Kingston uses the America/Jamaica time zone, currently EST (UTC−5).
- What is the time difference between Wales and Kingston?
- Kingston is currently 6 hours behind of Wales. When it is 12:00 noon in Cardiff, it is 06:00 in Kingston. Note that this gap can change by an hour at daylight saving transitions, which do not always happen on the same date in both countries.
- Does Kingston observe daylight saving time?
- No. Kingston stays on UTC−5 all year round and does not adjust its clocks for daylight saving.
- What time zone is Kingston in?
- Kingston is in the America/Jamaica time zone of the IANA database, shown as EST and equal to UTC−5.
Times are calculated from your device clock using the IANA time zone database. Compare with Cardiff · All cities