George TownCayman Islands
Current time in George Town, Cayman Islands
Thursday, 24 September 2026
Eastern Standard TimeUTC-05:00
⛶ Full-screen clockGeorge Town time at a glance
- Country
- Cayman Islands
- Location
- Capital city of Cayman Islands
- Time zone
America/Cayman- UTC offset now
UTC-05:00- Current zone label
- GMT-5
- Next clock change
- No upcoming change available
George Town time guide
Does George Town change its clocks?
UTC-05:00.- Year-round offset
- Eastern Standard Time (EST), UTC-05:00
- Time-zone identifier
- America/Cayman
- George Town and London
- 5 hours behind during GMT; 6 hours behind during BST
- George Town and New York
- Same clock time during EST; 1 hour behind during EDT
Capital and census district
The official count covers George Town District
The Cayman Islands' 2021 census counted 33,898 residents in George Town District. The district includes several communities beyond the central business area, so its population is broader than a narrowly defined town centre.
Time-zone identity for George Town
- IANA zone
America/Cayman- UTC offset now
- UTC-05:00
- Current zone label
- GMT-5
- Clock-change status
- No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.
George Town is currently 5 hours behind UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Clock changes in George Town
370-day checked horizon
No UTC offset change was found through Wednesday, 29 September 2027 in runtime time-zone data 2026b.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for George Town
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for America/Cayman, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.
Previous 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the previous 5 years.
Next 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the next 5 years.
Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.
Capital city context
About George Town, capital of Cayman Islands
George Town is the capital of Cayman Islands. This page combines its live local clock with location, time-zone, weather, Sun and Moon information.
- Capital status
- Capital of Cayman Islands
- Administrative area
- Cayman Islands
- Population
- 29,370
- Coordinates
- 19.2866° N, 81.3744° W. The elevation is 3 metres.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near George Town
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from George Town. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- West BayCayman Islands11 km north
America/CaymanSame local time - HavanaCuba440 km north
America/Havana1 hour ahead - KingstonJamaica503 km east
America/JamaicaSame local time - NassauNew Providence, Bahamas764 km northeast
America/Nassau1 hour ahead - BelmopanCayo District, Belize812 km west
America/Belize1 hour behind - TegucigalpaFrancisco Morazán Department, Honduras849 km southwest
America/Tegucigalpa1 hour behind
Sources for George Town time and city facts
Time-zone calculations use runtime tzdb 2026b. Weather and astronomy sources include their own retrieval times where available.
View 4 sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · AccessedCity and country names, administrative area, coordinates and population.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · 2026b · Public domain · AccessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · AccessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Cayman Islands 2021 Census Report: George TownEconomics and Statistics Office Cayman Islands · 2021 census · AccessedOfficial district population by age, sex and status.