Sunset in Kingston today
September 4, 2026 · Kingston, Jamaica
Capital937,700 people
Sunset in Kingston today is at 18:20. Day length is 12h 26m. See below for sunrise, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Kingston's coordinates and updated daily.
Kingston lies at 18°N. In Kingston, day length ranges from 11h 3m in winter to 13h 12m in summer — a swing of about 2h 10m.
The sun goes down towards the west in Kingston today, at a bearing of 278°. Civil twilight then lasts another 22 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets 5 minutes earlier in Kingston than in Montego Bay, 130 km to the west-northwest.
The time of sunset slides later through spring and earlier through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and slowest near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunset times shift month by month for Kingston.
The longest day in Kingston is around 13h 12m (around June 21). The shortest is around 11h 3m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 1 minute per day.
Sunset in Kingston by month
| Month | Sunset | Sunrise | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17:52 | 06:42 | 11h 9m |
| February | 18:09 | 06:36 | 11h 33m |
| March | 18:18 | 06:17 | 12h 0m |
| April | 18:24 | 05:52 | 12h 32m |
| May | 18:33 | 05:36 | 12h 58m |
| June | 18:44 | 05:32 | 13h 12m |
| July | 18:47 | 05:40 | 13h 7m |
| August | 18:35 | 05:50 | 12h 45m |
| September | 18:12 | 05:56 | 12h 16m |
| October | 17:47 | 06:01 | 11h 46m |
| November | 17:32 | 06:13 | 11h 18m |
| December | 17:35 | 06:31 | 11h 4m |