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Johannesburg×Kingston

South Africa · ZA
Johannesburg
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Africa/Johannesburg·
No DST
Jamaica · JM
Kingston
—:—
America/Jamaica·
No DST

Johannesburg is 7 hours behind Kingston. Scrub a time, meet in the overlap, ship the invite — before the kettle boils.

◊ at a glance

Three numbers. The ones that decide the meeting.

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Difference
7h behind
Johannesburg vs Kingston
02
Overlap
1h
Business hours 09:00 – 17:00
03
UTC offsets
GMT+2 / GMT-5
SAST · Jamaica
04
Flight
14h 60m
12,320 km · great-circle, non-stop cruise
◊ the overlap

When the world meets at work.

24-hour overlap
1h shared · 16:00 – 17:00 Johannesburg
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Kingston
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Scrub a meeting time14:00 Johannesburg
Same moment in Kingston07:00 Kingston
◊ hour by hour

Read the day in both zones.

Share this meeting
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14:00 Johannesburg07:00 Kingston
Full 24-hour reference
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09:00Johannesburg only
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◊ common questions

Quick answers. Before you book the call.

What's the time difference between Johannesburg and Kingston?

Johannesburg is 7 hours behind Kingston. Johannesburg runs on GMT+2 and Kingston on GMT-5. The gap can shift by an hour when either side enters or leaves daylight saving — the live clocks above always reflect the current offset.

When's the best time to schedule a meeting?

There are 1 hour where both cities are inside a 09:00–17:00 workday. Aim for the middle of that window so neither side is starting or closing out.

Does daylight saving time change the difference?

Yes, if either city observes DST. When one side shifts and the other doesn't, the gap changes by one hour. The DST badges under each clock show whether each zone is currently shifted and when the next transition lands.

How far is Johannesburg from Kingston?

About 12,320 km as the crow flies (great-circle distance). A non-stop commercial flight cruises that in roughly 14h 60m, not counting airport time, winds, or routing around restricted airspace.

Can I send this meeting time as a calendar invite?

Yes. Pick a time on the slider above, open the meeting card, customize the title and duration, then download the .ics file. It imports cleanly into Google Calendar, Outlook, and Apple Calendar with the correct timezone attached.

◊ keep going

One pair down. 299 cities to go.

Every pair in 300 cities runs the same clocks, the same overlap, the same one-click invite. Pick another.

JOHANNESBURG · Africa/Johannesburg
GMT+2 · -26.20°, 28.05°

KINGSTON · America/Jamaica
GMT-5 · 18.00°, -76.79°

1h shared · 7h behind