Charles Town in numbers
- Coordinates
- 18.2120, -76.6713
- Region
- Portland Parish
- Country
- Jamaica, North America
- Capital
- Kingston — 30 km away
- Same name
- 3 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Charles Town, Portland Parish, Jamaica
Get the current local time in Charles Town, Portland Parish, Jamaica, a location in the America/Jamaica time zone (−5).
Charles Town, Jamaica
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Jamaica
Local time in Charles Town
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Charles Town.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:02 AM Solar noon 11:53 AM Sunset 5:45 PM Daylight 11 h 43 min Night 12 h 17 min Civil twilight 5:40 AM – 6:07 PM
Weather in Charles Town right now
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Charles Town and its neighbours
Largest cities in Portland Parish
- Port Antonio 14 400
- Buff Bay 2 757
- Manchioneal 2 321
- Richmond 2 046
- Hope Bay 1 666
- Moore Town 1 119
Other places named Charles Town
- Charles Town West Virginia, United States
- Charles Town Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica
- Charles Town Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica
Same time zone — America/Jamaica
- Kingston Jamaica
Nearby places
- Stafford Hall — 23.9 km
- Dallas Castle — 24.0 km
- Bloxborough — 24.2 km
- Good Hope — 24.3 km
- Somerset — 24.5 km
- Lindos Gap — 24.6 km
About the time in Charles Town
The zone applied in Charles Town is America/Jamaica with offset UTC−5. Whether clocks shift for daylight saving: No.
Today in Charles Town, daylight opens at 6:02 AM and closes at 5:45 PM. That span measures 11 h 43 min.
The clock in Charles Town matches the clock in nearby Stafford Hall and Dallas Castle.
Questions and answers
- What zone is used to calculate the time in Charles Town?
- The time in Charles Town is calculated using America/Jamaica, with an offset of −5.
- Is daylight saving time observed at this location, Charles Town?
- Daylight saving time in Charles Town: No.
- How early in the evening does the sun set in Charles Town?
- It sets at 5:45 PM.