Current Local Time in Montego Bay, Jamaica

11:49:06 am EST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Country:	Jamaica
Lat/Long:	18°28'N / 77°55'W
Elevation:	17 m
Currency:	Jamaican Dollar (JMD)
Languages:	English, Jamaican Creole
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

81 °F

Scattered showers. Partly sunny.
86 / 74 °F

Thu 22.		85 / 71 °F
Fri 23.		86 / 72 °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

6:46 am
↑ 111° Southeast

Sunset

5:59 pm
↑ 249° West

Day length

11 hours, 12 minutes
+39s longer

Moon 8.5%

Rise – 8:46 am
Set – 8:42 pm

High Tide

High – 1:22 pm
High – 11:32 pm

Low Tide

Low – 5:58 am
Low – 6:56 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:23 pm
Altitude: 51.8°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:30 am – 5:57 am
6:49 pm – 7:15 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:57 am – 6:23 am
6:22 pm – 6:49 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:23 am – 6:46 am
5:59 pm – 6:22 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

Sangster International Airport, MBJ
About 3 mi N of Montego Bay
Norman Manley International Airport, KIN
About 83 mi ESE of Montego Bay

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