Barbados · AST
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Bridgetown, Barbados runs on UTC−4. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−4 — daylight saving time is not observed. Bridgetown and New York currently share the same clock. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 9 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–18:00 in Bridgetown lines up with 09:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 5-hour difference between Bridgetown and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 4 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–13:00 in Bridgetown lines up with 14:00–18:00 in London. There is a 13-hour difference between Bridgetown and Tokyo. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Toronto, Caracas, Havana. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Bridgetown.
Practical Info
Bridgetown (Barbados) is home to roughly 110K people. Today brings about 12.9 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:30, sunset at 18:24. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−4 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 13° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Flag
Barbados
Capital
Bridgetown 👑
Continent
North America
Time Zone
AST · America/Barbados
Coordinates
13.10°N, 59.62°W
Currency
BBD ($)
Calling Code
+1
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Barbados has had a continuously sitting parliament since 1639, the third oldest in the Commonwealth after Westminster and Bermuda. The island became a republic in 2021, removing the British monarch as head of state.
The clock: Barbados keeps UTC−4 year-round. It is the easternmost Caribbean island, which is why hurricanes usually pass it by.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
2h overlap