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Does Jamaica have daylight saving time?

No. Jamaica does not change its clocks. It stays on EST, UTC−5 all year.

Jamaica last used daylight saving time in 1983.

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Questions people ask

Does Jamaica have daylight saving time?

No. Jamaica does not change its clocks. It stays on EST, UTC−5 all year.

When did Jamaica last change its clocks?

Jamaica last used daylight saving time in 1983.

What time zone is Jamaica in?

Jamaica uses UTC−5. See the current time in Jamaica.

Source: IANA time zone database, version 2026e, the same data phones and computers use. History is shown from 1970, the period the database documents reliably.