Time difference Jamaica

Time zone: UTC-5 (Universal Time minus 5 hours). No daylight saving time. 6 hours time difference with France in winter, 7 hours in summer. When it is noon in Paris in January, it is only 6am in Kingston.

Opening hours Jamaica

To see / To do Jamaica

In Kingston, where most of the museums are located, the opening hours vary greatly from one place to another (check before you go), but few are open on Saturdays and even fewer on Sundays. They close early, between 4 and 6 pm

For the natural sites, generally located in the mountainous foothills of the island, in the jungle, like rivers, waterfalls (like Dunn's River Falls, YS Falls, etc.), or the Blue Hole, keep in mind that it gets dark suddenly at 6pm, you are in the tropics! So to have a clear blue water of the waterfalls and the river under the sun, arrive rather between 10 am and 2 pm even if the sites are often open until 4 pm.

Enjoying yourself Jamaica

Restaurants can be closed on one day, or on the contrary, they can be open every day, depending on the address (you should check beforehand). Hotel restaurants are open every day for lunch and dinner with certainty.

Some local restaurants open between 6 and 7 am for breakfast, and often close at 6 pm. Other Jamaican and international restaurants close their kitchens between 9:30 and 10 p.m., but on the whole, Jamaicans eat a hearty breakfast, snack at noon and dine early.

Take a break Jamaica

The coffee shops are generally open early in the morning and close around 5 or 6 pm, we come doc rather to have a good coffee from the Blue Mountains in the morning or a gourmet break in the afternoon, with a good artisanal ice cream with exotic fruits. Bars are open until late at night, depending on the place and the atmosphere! Many American-style bars offer happy hours. In the tourist areas, cafés and bars are open every day, in the city they are usually closed on Sundays.

(To) please yourself Jamaica

Jamaican cities are laid out in an American style, with stores located in shopping malls. Stores are usually open from 9am to 6pm, and shopping malls later, because they have restaurants. On Sundays they are usually closed. Duty free stores and craft markets are open every day.

Get out Jamaica

Bars and clubs are open very late at night, as well as open-air sound systems. Jamaica is a festive country! Negril on the other hand is a tourist area where some neon lights of discotheques stay on late but most of the concerts end early.