Jamaica to Montevideo: time difference
Montevideo is 2 h ahead of 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 21:42 9:42 PM Montevideo 23:42 11:42 PM You –:–
21:42 9:42 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 17:50
23:42 11:42 PM
Uruguay Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:11 · 🌙 18:54
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+2 h
Montevideo is 2 h ahead of Jamaica.
When you, Jamaica and Montevideo 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
🇺🇾 Montevideo
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 🇺🇾 Montevideo |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:42 | 23:42 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Uruguay Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-3 |
| Offset from Jamaica | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | America/Jamaica | America/Montevideo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:00 | 06:11 |
| Sunset | 17:50 | 18:54 |
| Daylight | 11 h 51 min | 12 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 2,697,983 | 1,319,108 |
Compare Jamaica with another city
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Jamaica and Montevideo: common questions
How far ahead of Jamaica is Montevideo?
Montevideo is 2 hours ahead of Jamaica: UTC−3 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Montevideo at the start of the working day in Jamaica?
The working day in Jamaica starts at 9:00 AM; in Montevideo it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Jamaica, what time is it in Montevideo?
At 6:00 PM in Jamaica, clocks in Montevideo show 8:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Montevideo from Jamaica?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Jamaica – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Montevideo – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Montevideo compared with Jamaica?
The new day starts in Montevideo earlier: at 10:00 PM in Jamaica it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 AM in Montevideo, Jamaica is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Jamaica and Montevideo change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Jamaica nor in Montevideo, so the gap is 2 hours all year round.
