Regional capital · Saint James Parish
Prayer times in Montego Bay
Residents of and visitors to Montego Bay can use this page to check the start of every prayer today. Montego Bay is a regional capital in Jamaica, in Saint James Parish, with about 82,867 inhabitants. The timetable is calculated astronomically for this exact location and checked against the AlAdhan service, and you can change the calculation method or the Asr school in the settings.
Today’s prayer times in Montego Bay
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Montego Bay prayer times for this month
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in Montego Bay by season
Prayer times in Montego Bay vary a lot over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 4:13 AM and Maghrib at 6:51 PM, giving a day of 13 h 14 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 5:21 AM and Maghrib to 5:40 PM, and the day lasts only 11 h 01 min. That is a difference of 2 h 13 min between the longest and the shortest day, which explains why the adhan moves noticeably from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 5:03 AM | 6:16 AM | 12:19 PM | 3:42 PM | 6:23 PM | 7:31 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 4:13 AM | 5:36 AM | 12:13 PM | 3:36 PM | 6:51 PM | 8:08 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:48 AM | 6:01 AM | 12:04 PM | 3:27 PM | 6:07 PM | 7:15 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 5:21 AM | 6:39 AM | 12:10 PM | 3:18 PM | 5:40 PM | 6:54 PM |
Montego Bay lies 130 km north-west of Kingston, so Dhuhr in Montego Bay comes about 5 minutes later than in Kingston. This difference comes from longitude: each degree moves solar noon by about four minutes, and that is why the timetable of the capital should not be used in Montego Bay.
Qibla direction in Montego Bay
In Montego Bay you pray towards the north-east, at an angle of 59.6° from true north; the Kaaba is 11,918 km away. This bearing is calculated with spherical trigonometry from the coordinates of Montego Bay and those of the Kaaba (21.4225° N, 39.8262° E). Remember that a compass points to magnetic north, which can differ by a few degrees from true north.
Fasting hours in Montego Bay during Ramadan
Fasting in Montego Bay, Ramadan 1448 AH (expected on 8 February 2027) begins with iftar at 6:09 PM and imsak at 5:18 AM on the first day, 12 h 41 min of fasting. Towards the end of the month (9 March 2027) Maghrib is at 6:20 PM and the fast lasts 13 h 08 min. These are astronomical estimates; the official start of the month is announced by the religious authorities in Jamaica.
Montego Bay on the map
Montego Bay lies at 18.4712° N, 77.9188° W, in Saint James Parish, in Jamaica. Nearby places include Barrett Town (13 km), Lucea (27 km), and Falmouth (28 km). We use these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Montego Bay
- Type
- Regional capital
- Part of
- Saint James Parish, Jamaica
- Population
- 82,867
- Coordinates
- 18.47116, -77.91883
- Time zone
- UTC−5
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 59.6° (north-east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 11,918 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Montego Bay
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Montego Bay takes place at the time of Dhuhr, about 12:19 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the gap between the standard and the Hanafi calculation reaches 75 minutes around 21 June: 3:36 PM for the majority, 4:51 PM for the Hanafis. Choose the method your mosque follows in the settings.
Tip: bookmark this page to see the prayer times of Montego Bay in one tap, and use the print button to get a paper copy of the monthly timetable for your home or your mosque.
Nearby cities to Montego Bay
- Barrett Town13 km · east
- Lucea27 km · west
- Falmouth28 km · east
- Savanna-la-Mar36 km · south-west
- Black River50 km · south
- Mandeville65 km · south-east
- St Ann's Bay76 km · east
- Ocho Rios86 km · east
Prayer times in Montego Bay: questions and answers
How long is the fast in Montego Bay during Ramadan?
Roughly 12 h 41 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 08 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
Which calculation method is used for Montego Bay?
We use the Muslim World League method: Fajr at 18° and Isha when the sun is 17° below the horizon. You can change it in the settings of the prayer card.
What time is Fajr in Montego Bay?
Fajr in Montego Bay changes with the seasons: about 4:13 AM on 21 June and about 5:21 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
What is the Qibla direction in Montego Bay?
The Qibla in Montego Bay is 59.6° from true north, towards the north-east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 11,918 km away.
When is Maghrib in Montego Bay?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:40 PM on 21 December and 6:51 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.