Jamaica to Nosara: time difference
Nosara 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 21:42 9:42 PM Nosara 20:42 8:42 PM You –:–
21:42 9:42 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:00 · 🌙 17:50
20:42 8:42 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:32 · 🌙 17:29
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−1 h
Nosara is 1 h behind Jamaica.
When you, Jamaica and Nosara 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
🇨🇷 Nosara
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 | 🇨🇷 Nosara |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:42 | 20:42 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 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/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:00 | 05:32 |
| Sunset | 17:50 | 17:29 |
| Daylight | 11 h 51 min | 11 h 58 min |
| People on this clock | 2,697,983 | 4,912 |
Compare Jamaica with another city
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Jamaica and Nosara: common questions
How many hours behind Jamaica is Nosara?
The clocks in Nosara 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 Nosara?
At 9:00 AM in Jamaica, clocks in Nosara show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Nosara at the end of the working day in Jamaica?
The working day in Jamaica ends at 6:00 PM; in Nosara it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Nosara from Jamaica?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Jamaica – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Nosara – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Nosara?
Until 1:00 AM in Jamaica it is still the previous day in Nosara. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Nosara it is already the next day in Jamaica.
Is the time difference between Jamaica and Nosara the same all year?
Yes. Neither Jamaica nor Nosara switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
