Jamaica to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 1 h behind Jamaica. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Jamaica 14:21 2:21 PM Austin, TX 13:21 1:21 PM You –:–
14:21 2:21 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:09 · 🌙 17:34
13:21 1:21 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:49 · 🌙 17:42
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−1 h
Austin, TX is 1 h behind Jamaica.
When you, Jamaica and Austin, TX are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇯🇲 Jamaica
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇺🇸 Austin, TX
23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:21 | 13:21 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Jamaica | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Jamaica | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-5, Mar 14, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:09 | 06:49 |
| Sunset | 17:34 | 17:42 |
| Daylight | 11 h 25 min | 10 h 53 min |
| People on this clock | 2,697,983 | 974,447 |
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Jamaica and Austin, TX: common questions
How many hours behind Jamaica is Austin, TX?
The clocks in Austin are 1 hour behind those in Jamaica (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
If it is 9:00 AM in Jamaica, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 9:00 AM in Jamaica, clocks in Austin show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Jamaica, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Jamaica, clocks in Austin show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Jamaica and in Austin, TX, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Jamaica, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Austin.
When is it still the previous day in Austin, TX?
Until 1:00 AM in Jamaica it is still the previous day in Austin. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Austin it is already the next day in Jamaica.
Does the time difference between Jamaica and Austin, TX, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Austin. From March 14, 2027, Austin and Jamaica will have the same time.
