Montego Bay in numbers
- Coordinates
- 18.4712, -77.9188
- Population
- 82 867
- Region
- Saint James Parish
- Country
- Jamaica, North America
- Capital
- Kingston — 131 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
Below you can see what the time is in Montego Bay, Saint James Parish, Jamaica now, in the America/Jamaica zone (−5).
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/Jamaica
Local time in Montego Bay
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Montego Bay, Saint James Parish.
Sunrise 6:13 AM Solar noon 11:56 AM Sunset 5:40 PM Daylight 11 h 27 min Night 12 h 33 min Civil twilight 5:50 AM – 6:02 PM
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Montego Bay sits under America/Jamaica, which puts local clocks at UTC−5. Daylight saving in use: No.
Sunlight reaches Montego Bay at 6:13 AM and fades after 5:40 PM today. The span is 11 h 27 min.
Both Kan Pan and Liberty are near Montego Bay and keep its time.