Kingston to Austin, TX: time difference
Austin, TX is 1 h behind Kingston. 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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Kingston 04:15 4:15 AM Austin, TX 03:15 3:15 AM You –:–
04:15 4:15 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:09 · 🌙 17:34
03:15 3:15 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 06:50 · 🌙 17:41
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−1 h
Austin, TX is 1 h behind Kingston.
When you, Kingston 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
🇯🇲 Kingston
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 | 🇯🇲 Kingston | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:15 | 03:15 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from Kingston | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Jamaica | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-5, Mar 14, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:09 | 06:50 |
| Sunset | 17:34 | 17:41 |
| Daylight | 11 h 25 min | 10 h 51 min |
| People on this clock | 660,000 | 974,447 |
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Kingston and Austin, TX: common questions
How many hours behind Kingston is Austin, TX?
The clocks in Austin are 1 hour behind those in Kingston (UTC−6 and UTC−5).
What time is it in Austin, TX, when it is 9:00 AM in Kingston?
When it is 9:00 AM in Kingston, it is 8:00 AM in Austin.
If it is 6:00 PM in Kingston, what time is it in Austin, TX?
At 6:00 PM in Kingston, clocks in Austin show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Kingston and in Austin, TX, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Kingston, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Austin.
When does the date change in Austin, TX, compared with Kingston?
The new day starts in Austin later: until 1:00 AM in Kingston, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Austin, Kingston is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Kingston and Austin, TX, the same all year?
No. Only Austin switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, Austin and Kingston will have the same time.
