Trinidad and Tobago time now, live flip clock
Trinidad and Tobago keeps one time zone for both islands, AST, UTC-4, and its clocks do not change. The clock above shows the time in Trinidad live, with seconds.
Time zone in Trinidad and Tobago
Port of Spain, Chaguanas, San Fernando, Arima, Point Fortin and Tobago all keep the same time.
- AST, UTC-4
- Not observed
- Port of Spain
How many hours ahead or behind Trinidad and Tobago
On 7 October 2026, New York is on the same time as Trinidad and Tobago.
| City | Difference from Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|
| New York | Same time |
| Toronto | Same time |
| London | 5 hours ahead |
| Caracas | Same time |
| Guyana | Same time |
| Barbados | Same time |
| Kolkata | 9 hours 30 minutes ahead |
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How Trinidad and Tobago keeps its time
- The official time
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- Under the Interpretation Act, the President may set Trinidad and Tobago's standard time by Order. Without an Order, the Act sets a default that matches AST, UTC-4. The Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards joined the SIM Time Network, which compares national time standards across the Americas.
- One clock for the eastern Caribbean
- AST
- Trinidad and Tobago shares its time zone with Grenada, St Vincent, St Lucia, Dominica and Antigua, among others. Barbados and Guyana show the same time too, and neither changes its clocks.
- Caracas, back in step
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- Venezuela kept its clocks half an hour behind Trinidad and Tobago's for some years. It then moved them forward again. Since then Caracas and Port of Spain have shown the same time.
- No clock changes, a moving gap
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- Trinidad and Tobago does not change its clocks, but New York, Toronto and London do. So New York shows the same time as Port of Spain from March to November. In winter it is one hour behind.
Questions about time in Trinidad and Tobago
What time zone is Trinidad and Tobago in?
Trinidad and Tobago keeps one time zone for both islands, AST, UTC-4. Port of Spain, San Fernando, Chaguanas, Arima and Tobago all show the same time. The President may set the standard time by Order under the Interpretation Act. The clocks do not change during the year.
Does Trinidad and Tobago have daylight saving time?
No. Trinidad and Tobago stays on AST, UTC-4 all year, and its clocks do not change. The gap with New York, Toronto and London still moves twice a year, because they change theirs. So New York matches Trinidad from March to November, and falls one hour behind it in winter.
Is Trinidad on the same time as New York?
Only from March to November, when New York moves its clocks forward. In winter, New York is 1 hour behind Trinidad and Tobago. Toronto follows the same pattern. The census names the United States, Canada and the UK as the main destinations for emigrants from Trinidad and Tobago.
What is the time difference between Trinidad and the UK?
London is 4 hours ahead of Trinidad and Tobago in the British winter. In summer the UK moves its clocks forward, so London is one hour further ahead. Trinidad does not change its clocks. So a mid-morning call from Port of Spain reaches London in the afternoon, in every month of the year.
What is the time difference between Trinidad and India?
India is 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of Trinidad and Tobago all year, because neither country changes its clocks. So late evening in Port of Spain is already early the next morning in Mumbai and Delhi. The census counts East Indians as one of the two largest ethnic groups in Trinidad and Tobago.
Time zone names for developers
| IANA zone | Standard time | Daylight saving time |
|---|---|---|
| America/Puerto_Rico | AST, UTC-4 | No |
Sources
We checked each fact on this page against these sources on 1 October 2026. Times, offsets and clock changes come from the time zone database.