Saint George, Barbados
Saint George keeps Atlantic Standard Time, which is UTC−4, throughout the year. Its clocks do not change seasonally; daily sunrise varies because daylight follows an annual astronomical cycle.
Waverley Cot, Barbados
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC−4 · America/Barbados
Time and sun data for Waverley Cot — the largest city of Saint George
The sun in Waverley Cot
Sunrise 05:48 Solar noon 11:59 Sunset 18:09 Daylight 12 h 20 min Night 11 h 40 min Civil twilight 05:27 – 18:30
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- Airy Hill
- Bairds
- Belair
- Brighton
- Brighton
- Campaign Castle
- Charles Rowe Bridge
- Constant
- Cottage
- Cottage
- Dash Valley
- Drax Hall
- Drax Hall Hope
- Drax Hall Jump
- Drax Hill Green
- Draxhall Woods
- Ellerton
- Ellesmere
- Fair View
- Flat Rock
- Foster Hall
- Free Hill
- Golden Ridge
- Good Intent
- Gun Hill
- Hilbury
- Jericho
- Jordans
- Lion
- Locust Hall
- Lower Estate
- Market Hill
- Mayfield
- Melverton
- Moonshine Hall
- Mount
- Newbury
- Old Post Office
- Parish Land
- Prerogative
- Retreat
- Retreat
- Roach
- Rowans
- Saint George
- Saint Helens
- Saint Judes
- Salters
- South District
- Stepney
- Sweet Bottom
- The Glebe
- Thorpes Cottage
- Turnpike
- Union
- Valley
- Walkers Terrace
- Watts Village
- Waverley Cot
- Workmans
Current time in Saint George, Barbados
One local time serves every part of Saint George. The parish is inland, but its position within Barbados creates no special offset: its clocks agree with Bridgetown, the airport, and communities on every coast.
Subtract four hours from UTC when making a direct conversion. If an international colleague says the gap has changed, examine the colleague’s daylight-saving schedule first. Saint George continues to observe the same standard time.
A central location is useful: every road may demand attention, but none requires resetting your watch.
Communities in the central parish
Saint George contains inland settlements rather than a dominant coastal city. The Glebe is widely used as a central parish reference, and communities such as Bulkeley and Brighton also appear in local geography. Labels and boundaries may differ between mapping services.
The shared national time zone means that journeys into Saint George from another parish require only ordinary travel-time planning. There is no hidden clock adjustment in a bus schedule, appointment, delivery window, or event notice.
Confirm that an event time is stated in Barbados local time. Allow for the actual journey to the inland destination. Keep the UTC−4 offset when coordinating internationally. Recheck the overseas location if it changes clocks seasonally.
Planning around sunrise
Sunrise information can help with farming tasks, exercise, commuting, and outdoor work. The listed time is calculated for a location and date, so it should be treated as a daily value rather than a permanent parish timetable.
Because Saint George is inland, the apparent horizon may be interrupted by terrain, buildings, or trees. Astronomical sunrise can therefore occur before a person sees the solar disc. Twilight supplies some light beforehand, but conditions on a cloudy morning may remain dim.
For an activity that requires strong light rather than the formal instant of sunrise, leave a sensible interval after the listed time. Conversely, photographers seeking dawn colours will usually need to be ready before sunrise begins.
Questions and answers
- What is the UTC offset in Saint George?
- The offset is UTC−4 throughout the year.
- Is there a time difference between Saint George and Bridgetown?
- No. Both use Atlantic Standard Time.
- Can buildings affect the sunrise shown on this page?
- They cannot change astronomical sunrise, but they can delay when the sun becomes visible from a specific viewpoint.