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In Jamaica, there is only one time zone in use: Eastern Standard Time, EST (UTC-05). Time in Jamaica does not change because it does not observe Daylight Saving Time.
For comparing the current time in Jamaica and United Kingdom or any other country combination, visit time comparison. For an introduction to UTC and world time, read UTC by country. Time changes in Jamaica are shown below by city, state or region.
| Regions | Standard Time | Daylight Saving Time | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time zone | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Time zone | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |||
| Eastern Standard Time EST (UTC-05) | UTC-05 all year long | No Daylight Saving Time | |||||||
The information in this page comes from data published in the Time Zone Database managed by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA).
| Year | Time zone Abbreviation | UTC Offset | Time zone Name | Daylight Saving Time | Begins (local time) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | EST | UTC-05 | Eastern Standard Time | no | Sunday, October 30 1983, 02:00 AM |
| 1983 | EDT | UTC-04 | yes | Sunday, April 24 1983, 02:00 AM | |
| 1982 | EST | UTC-05 | Eastern Standard Time | no | Sunday, October 31 1982, 02:00 AM |
| 1982 | EDT | UTC-04 | yes | Sunday, April 25 1982, 02:00 AM | |
| 1981 | EST | UTC-05 | Eastern Standard Time | no | Sunday, October 25 1981, 02:00 AM |
| 1981 | EDT | UTC-04 | yes | Sunday, April 26 1981, 02:00 AM | |
| 1980 | EST | UTC-05 | Eastern Standard Time | no | Sunday, October 26 1980, 02:00 AM |
| 1980 | EDT | UTC-04 | yes | Sunday, April 27 1980, 02:00 AM | |
| 1979 | EST | UTC-05 | Eastern Standard Time | no | Sunday, October 28 1979, 02:00 AM |
| 1979 | EDT | UTC-04 | yes | Sunday, April 29 1979, 02:00 AM | |
| 1978 | EST | UTC-05 | Eastern Standard Time | no | Sunday, October 29 1978, 02:00 AM |
| 1978 | EDT | UTC-04 | yes | Sunday, April 30 1978, 02:00 AM | |
| 1977 | EST | UTC-05 | Eastern Standard Time | no | Sunday, October 30 1977, 02:00 AM |
| 1977 | EDT | UTC-04 | yes | Sunday, April 24 1977, 02:00 AM | |
| 1976 | EST | UTC-05 | Eastern Standard Time | no | Sunday, October 31 1976, 02:00 AM |
| 1976 | EDT | UTC-04 | yes | Sunday, April 25 1976, 02:00 AM | |
| 1975 | EST | UTC-05 | Eastern Standard Time | no | Sunday, October 26 1975, 02:00 AM |
| 1975 | EDT | UTC-04 | yes | Sunday, February 23 1975, 02:00 AM | |
| 1974 | EST | UTC-05 | Eastern Standard Time | no | Sunday, October 27 1974, 02:00 AM |
| 1974 | EDT | UTC-04 | yes | Sunday, January 6 1974, 02:00 AM | |
| 1912 | EST | UTC-05 | Eastern Standard Time | no | Thursday, February 1 1912, 12:00 AM |
| 1901 | KMT | UTC-05:07:11 | no | Friday, December 13 1901, 03:38 PM |