Current Local Time in Kingston, Jamaica

8:02:38 am EST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Country:	Jamaica
Lat/Long:	18°00'N / 76°47'W
Elevation:	68 m
Currency:	Jamaican Dollar (JMD)
Languages:	English, Jamaican Creole
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

74 °F

Mild.
87 / 74 °F

Thu 22.		88 / 73 °F
Fri 23.		86 / 75 °F

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Time Zone

EST (Eastern Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -5 hours

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2026

Difference

Same time as
Columbus

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Sunrise

6:41 am
↑ 111° Southeast

Sunset

5:55 pm
↑ 249° West

Day length

11 hours, 14 minutes
+38s longer

Moon 7.6%

Rise – 8:41 am
Set – 8:37 pm

High Tide

High – 12:59 pm
High – 11:09 pm

Low Tide

Low – 4:24 am
Low – 5:22 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:18 pm
Altitude: 52.2°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:25 am – 5:51 am
6:45 pm – 7:11 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:51 am – 6:18 am
6:18 pm – 6:45 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:18 am – 6:41 am
5:55 pm – 6:18 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 18, 2026
2:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 25, 2026
11:47 pm

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Airports

Norman Manley International Airport, KIN
About 4 mi S of Kingston
Sangster International Airport, MBJ
About 82 mi WNW of Kingston

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Wednesday, January 21, 2026