Kingston is located in Jamaica and uses the America/Jamaica timezone, currently EST (GMT-5) from UTC. Kingston does not observe daylight saving time. Sunrise is at 05:34 and sunset at 18:36 local time. The coordinates of Kingston are 18.00°N, 76.79°W.

Today Kingston gets 13 hours 2 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 12:05, almost exactly when the clock says midday.

Right now Kingston shares its EST (GMT-5) offset with Chicago, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Minneapolis, Austin. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Kingston in?›

Kingston is in the America/Jamaica timezone, currently EST (GMT-5) from UTC.

Does Kingston observe daylight saving time?›

No. Kingston does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset is always GMT-5.

What is the UTC offset for Kingston?›

Kingston is currently GMT-5 from UTC (EST (GMT-5)).

Times on this page were calculated on 11 September 2026.