Ocho Rios keeps UTC-5 all year, 5 hours behind UTC. Ocho Rios does not use daylight saving time, so the offset never changes and the gap to any other fixed-offset city is the same in January as in July. The clock above is the live local time in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, to the second.
About time in Ocho Rios
Ocho Rios operates on the America/Jamaica time zone. Ocho Rios is on UTC-5 all year, 5 hours behind UTC. Located in Jamaica at 18.41°N, 77.1°W, the city’s sunrise, sunset and day length shift through the year with the seasons. Whether you are scheduling a call with someone in Ocho Rios, planning travel, or coordinating remote work across time zones, the live clock above always shows the exact current time.
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Frequently asked questions
What time is it in Ocho Rios right now?
The clock above shows the exact local time in Ocho Rios, updated every second. Ocho Rios is on UTC-5 all year, 5 hours behind UTC.
What time zone is Ocho Rios in?
Ocho Rios, Jamaica uses the America/Jamaica time zone. That is UTC-5 all year, and it does not change with the season.
Does Ocho Rios observe daylight saving time?
No. Ocho Rios stays on UTC-5 all year round, so the offset never changes and there is no clock change to plan around.
How far ahead or behind is Ocho Rios?
Ocho Rios is 5 hours behind UTC, every day of the year. Use the comparison list above to see the current time in major world cities relative to Ocho Rios.
Ocho Rios time zone explained
Ocho Rios follows the America/Jamaica time zone, UTC-5 at mid-year. No daylight saving is observed, so the offset from UTC never changes. The zone abbreviation is EST in January all year.
Time difference from Ocho Rios to major cities
Ocho Rios is 6 hours behind London
Ocho Rios is 1 hour behind New York
Ocho Rios is 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles
Ocho Rios is 7 hours behind Paris
Ocho Rios is 9 hours behind Dubai
Ocho Rios is 13 hours behind Singapore
Ocho Rios is 14 hours behind Tokyo
Ocho Rios is 15 hours behind Sydney
Differences use mid-year offsets; daylight saving in either city can shift them by an hour. For exact call windows use the Meeting Planner or the time-zone converter.
Sunrise lands around 05:27 (solar time) in June and about 06:33 in December. Day length is fairly stable through the year at this latitude, which keeps schedules predictable.
Approximate sunrise by month (solar time)
Jan 06:29
Feb 06:18
Mar 06:03
Apr 05:47
May 05:33
Jun 05:27
Jul 05:29
Aug 05:41
Sep 05:57
Oct 06:12
Nov 06:26
Dec 06:33
Values are computed from latitude for mid-month and shown in local solar time; clock time can differ up to an hour or more with daylight saving and position within the time zone.
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