Montego Bay uses America/Jamaica — UTC-05:00 (EST) in standard time. It is located in Saint James Parish, Jamaica. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Montego Bay's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Montego Bay uses UTC-05:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
This zone does not observe daylight saving time and stays on UTC-05:00 year-round.
The official IANA time zone name for Montego Bay is America/Jamaica. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
No daylight saving transitions are scheduled for this zone.
Kingston, Spanish Town
Currency: Jamaican Dollar (JMD). Calling code: +1-876. Languages: English.
Montego Bay (Jamaican Patois: Mobay or Muhbay) is the capital of the parish of St. James in Jamaica. The city is the fourth most populous urban area in the country, after Kingston, Spanish Town, and Portmore, all of which form the Greater Kingston Metropolitan Area, home to more than half a million people.
As a result, Montego Bay is the second-largest anglophone city in the Caribbean, after Kingston.
Montego Bay is a popular tourist destination featuring duty-free shopping, a cruise line terminal and several beaches and resorts. The city is served by the Donald Sangster International Airport, the busiest airport in the Anglophone Caribbean, which is located within the official city limits.
The city is enclosed in a watershed, drained by several rivers such as the Montego River. Montego Bay is referred to as "The Second City", "MoBay" or "Bay".
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Montego Bay. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
82,867 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Saint James Parish, Jamaica.
America/Jamaica · UTC-05:00 (EST).
No daylight saving time.
Jamaican Dollar (JMD) · +1-876.
Spanish Town, Kingston, Santiago de Cuba
Sangster International Airport (MBJ) about 3.6 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 30.2°C and lows 24.2°C. Warmest month: September (average high 31.7°C); coolest month: February (average low 21.7°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Montego Bay is pivotal to Jamaica's economy. The city holds most of the weight of the country's tourism sector. Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: Saint James Parish · IANA zone: America/Jamaica · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
Current time in major cities compared to Montego Bay. Times update live every second.
Note on DST transitions: The offsets shown above reflect the current live offset, which changes twice a year due to Daylight Saving Time. Different regions change their clocks on different dates, which means the difference between Montego Bay and another city can vary by 1 hour for a short period in spring and autumn. Always verify the exact time difference around DST transition dates for critical scheduling.
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