Capital: Kingston · 19 cities
Prayer times in Jamaica
Check today’s prayer times in Jamaica: Fajr, Sunrise, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha for 19 cities, each calculated for its own coordinates. Jamaica is in North America and uses a single time zone (UTC−5), so the time of the adhan changes from city to city. We use the Muslim World League method, which you can change in the settings of any page.
Prayer times in Kingston today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Prayer times by region in Jamaica
Our pages in Jamaica are organised in 14 regions. Choose your region, then your city: each page has its own coordinates, so the times differ by a few minutes between cities, east to west and from north to south.
How prayer times are calculated in Jamaica
Pages for Jamaica use the Muslim World League method: Fajr when the sun is 18° below the horizon and Isha when the sun is 17° below the horizon. Times are shown in local time (UTC−5). In the capital Kingston, Fajr is around 4:10 AM and Maghrib 6:45 PM around 21 June, whereas around 21 December Fajr comes at 5:16 AM and Maghrib at 5:37 PM. Daylight there ranges from 11 h 03 min to 13 h 13 min.
Our cities in Jamaica stretch from Lucea in the west to Morant Bay in the east, and from Barrett Town in the north to Morant Bay in the south. Because of this spread, the sun reaches its zenith in Morant Bay about 7 minutes before Lucea, even though the clock is the same everywhere. Day length also differs between north and south, especially in summer and winter, so the timetable of Kingston cannot replace that of your own city.
Monthly prayer timetable for Kingston
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
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Qibla direction in Jamaica
From Kingston, the Qibla is at 60.2° from true north, towards the north-east, and the Kaaba is 11,841 km away. The angle changes a little as you move across Jamaica, which is why each city page shows its own Qibla angle with a compass diagram.
Ramadan in Jamaica
During Ramadan 1448 AH (expected on 8 February 2027), the fast in Kingston lasts about 12 h 42 min at the start of the month and 13 h 08 min at the end, with imsak at 5:14 AM and iftar at 6:05 PM on the first day. Times differ from one city to another, so open your city’s page for its exact Ramadan timetable.
To find your city quickly, type its name in the search box at the top of the page, or browse the regions above. On every page you will find today’s times with a countdown, a monthly timetable you can print and links to nearby cities.
Prayer times in Jamaica: frequently asked questions
Which calculation method is used in Jamaica?
We use the Muslim World League method: Fajr at 18° and Isha when the sun is 17° below the horizon. You can choose another method in the settings of any page.
Why do prayer times differ between cities in Jamaica?
Because the sun does not reach the same position at the same moment everywhere: every degree of longitude shifts the prayer times by about four minutes.
What is the Qibla direction in Kingston?
60.2° from true north, towards the north-east. The distance to Makkah is 11,841 km.
When does Ramadan 1448 start in Jamaica?
Astronomically, Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027. The official date is announced after the sighting of the crescent.