Saint James, Barbados
Saint James observes Atlantic Standard Time, UTC−4, without seasonal clock changes. Holetown and every other community in the parish use the same time, while sunrise varies naturally over the year.
Holetown, Barbados
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC−4 · America/Barbados
Time and sun data for Holetown — the largest city of Saint James
The sun in Holetown
Sunrise 05:49 Solar noon 11:59 Sunset 18:09 Daylight 12 h 20 min Night 11 h 40 min Civil twilight 05:27 – 18:31
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Largest cities
- Holetown 1 350
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- Apes Hill
- Appleby
- Carlton
- Durants
- Edge Hill
- Endeavour
- Exchange
- Fitts
- Folkestone Park
- Greenwich
- Halls
- Haynesville
- Holders
- Holetown
- Hoytes
- Hoytes
- Husbands
- Husbands
- Jamestown Park
- Lancaster
- Lascelles
- Lazaretto
- Lower Carlton
- Molyneux
- Mount Standfast
- Orange Hill
- Porters
- Prior Park
- Reeds Hill
- Rock Dundo
- Saint James
- Sandy Lane
- Seaview
- Seaview
- Sunset Crest
- The Garden
- Thorpes
- Trents
- Trents
- Upper Carlton
- Welches
- Welches
- Westmoreland
- Weston
Current time in Saint James, Barbados
The clock on this page gives local time for the whole parish. Moving between Saint James and another part of Barbados never involves a time-zone change, which simplifies hotel bookings, restaurant reservations, and transport arrangements.
Saint James remains four hours behind UTC. International differences can still move by an hour when another jurisdiction enters or leaves daylight saving time, so recurring overseas meetings deserve an occasional conversion check.
The west coast is well suited to sunsets; the clock, less romantically, simply carries on at UTC−4.
Holetown and the west-coast communities
Holetown is the parish’s main town and a familiar reference for the west coast. Other named communities and districts include Porters, Weston, and Prospect. They are connected by one parish-wide and country-wide local time.
Informal destination names, postal descriptions, and map labels do not always divide the coast in identical ways. When arranging a pickup, specify the venue as well as the place name. The time will be consistent, but the precise meeting point still matters.
Holetown: principal town and common reference point Porters: west-coast locality using the same clock Weston: northern Saint James community on local time Prospect: southern parish locality with no time difference
Sunrise on the western side
Saint James faces the Caribbean Sea to the west, so open-water views there are associated with sunset rather than sunrise. At dawn, the sun rises toward the opposite side of the island, and buildings or inland terrain may affect the first direct view.
The sunrise listing still marks the calculated local event and is useful for planning early outings. Civil twilight begins beforehand, bringing a gradual increase in ambient light. Weather can make dawn appear earlier, later, brighter, or duller without altering the underlying calculation.
If an activity depends on seeing the sun itself, choose an outlook with a clear eastern aspect. If the aim is simply to begin in daylight, consult twilight and weather conditions as well as sunrise.
Questions and answers
- Does Holetown observe daylight saving time?
- No. Holetown remains on Atlantic Standard Time throughout the year.
- Is Saint James four hours behind UTC?
- Yes. Its fixed offset is UTC−4.
- Why is a west-coast beach not ideal for watching sunrise over the sea?
- The coastline faces west, while sunrise occurs in the eastern part of the sky.