Basseterre
Saint George Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Wednesday, 12th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-4
- Time zone
- America/St_KittsAST
- Sunrise
- 9:53 am
- Sunset
- 10:38 pm
- Daylight
- 12 hours 45 minutes48 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
Daylight saving in Basseterre
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Basseterre has stayed on AST (UTC-4) all year, which means the difference to places that do change their clocks moves by an hour twice a year without Basseterre doing anything.
Basseterre time to your time
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 9am and 12:00 in St Kitts — 2pm to 4pm at the other end.
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Time difference between Basseterre and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 5:26 pm | 17:26 | 3 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 6:26 pm | 18:26 | 2 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 7:26 pm | 19:26 | 1 hour behind |
| New York City EDT | 8:26 pm | 20:26 | the same time |
| Toronto EDT | 8:26 pm | 20:26 | the same time |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 9:26 pm | 21:26 | 1 hour ahead |
| London BST | 1:26 am Thu | 01:26 | 5 hours ahead |
| Paris CEST | 2:26 am Thu | 02:26 | 6 hours ahead |
| Berlin CEST | 2:26 am Thu | 02:26 | 6 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 2:26 am Thu | 02:26 | 6 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 3:26 am Thu | 03:26 | 7 hours ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 3:26 am Thu | 03:26 | 7 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 4:26 am Thu | 04:26 | 8 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 5:56 am Thu | 05:56 | 9 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 8:26 am Thu | 08:26 | 12 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 9:26 am Thu | 09:26 | 13 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 10:26 am Thu | 10:26 | 14 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZST | 12:26 pm Thu | 12:26 | 16 hours ahead |
About Basseterre
- Population
- 12920
- Coordinates
- 17.296, -62.725
- Region
- Saint George Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
- IANA zone
- America/St_Kitts
- Solar noon
- 4:15 pm
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations — not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
Nearby and related
Questions people ask
What time is it in Basseterre right now?
It is 8:26 pm (20:26 on a 24-hour clock) on Wednesday, 12th August 2026 in Basseterre. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Basseterre in?
Basseterre uses the America/St_Kitts time zone, currently AST (UTC-4). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column — abbreviations like AST are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Basseterre on daylight saving time right now?
No — and it never is. Basseterre stays on AST (UTC-4) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Basseterre today?
The sun rises at 5:53 am and sets at 6:38 pm today, giving 12 hours 45 minutes of daylight. That is 48 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Basseterre of Los Angeles?
Basseterre is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 8:26 pm in Basseterre, it is 5:26 pm in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Basseterre?
Basseterre is in Saint George Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 17.30° N, 62.72° W, with a population of about 12,920. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.