United States · EDT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Key West, United States runs on UTC−4. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−5 in winter, UTC−4 in summer. Next change: 2 Nov. Key West 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 Key West lines up with 09:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 5-hour difference between Key West 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 Key West lines up with 14:00–18:00 in London. There is a 13-hour difference between Key West 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 Key West.
Practical Info
Key West (United States) is home to roughly 26K people. Today brings about 13.6 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:42, sunset at 20:18. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−5 in winter, UTC−4 in summer. Next change: 2 Nov. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 25° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
United States
Capital
Washington, D.C.
Continent
North America
Time Zone
EDT · America/New_York
Coordinates
24.56°N, 81.78°W
Currency
USD ($)
Calling Code
+1
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English
Measurement System
Imperial
Did You Know?
Key West is about 145 km from Havana and roughly 260 from Miami. It was once the wealthiest city per capita in the United States, on income from salvaging wrecked ships off the reef.
The clock: Key West keeps Eastern Time. The Overseas Highway reaching it runs 181 km across 42 bridges, including one nearly 11 km long.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
2h overlap