Guadeloupe · AST
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe runs on UTC−4. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−4 — daylight saving time is not observed. Pointe-à-Pitre 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 Pointe-à-Pitre lines up with 09:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 5-hour difference between Pointe-à-Pitre 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 Pointe-à-Pitre lines up with 14:00–18:00 in London. There is a 13-hour difference between Pointe-à-Pitre 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 Pointe-à-Pitre.
Practical Info
Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe) is home to roughly 15K people. Today brings about 13.1 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:36, sunset at 18:42. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−4 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 16° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Guadeloupe
Capital
Basse-Terre
Continent
North America
Time Zone
AST · America/Guadeloupe
Coordinates
16.24°N, 61.53°W
Currency
EUR (€)
Calling Code
+590
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
French
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Guadeloupe is two islands separated by a narrow channel, giving it the shape of a butterfly — one wing limestone and flat, the other volcanic and mountainous, with La Soufrière rising to 1,467 metres.
The clock: Pointe-à-Pitre keeps UTC−4 and is part of the European Union, using the euro about 6,700 km from Brussels.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
2h overlap