Geographic position of Jamestown
Jamestown is located in the Southern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere. Its coordinates are 15.9249° S, 5.7182° W.
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Distance from the Equator:
about 1,773 km (1,102 mi)
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Distance from the North Pole:
about 11,792 km (7,327 mi)
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Distance from the South Pole:
about 8,246 km (5,124 mi)
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Distance from the Prime Meridian:
about 612 km (380 mi) west
Jamestown lies in the tropical latitude zone. This latitude affects daylight length, seasonal variation and how local solar time compares with standard clock time.
Population Ranking of Jamestown
With a population of 637, Jamestown ranks as the 1st most populous city in Saint Helena, out of 1 cities tracked on this site.
Airport in Jamestown
Saint Helena International Airport (HLE / FHSH) is a regional airport serving Jamestown directly.
Current local time at the airport is 18:33:46.
Daylight saving time in Jamestown
Jamestown uses the IANA time zone identifier Atlantic/St_Helena. The current local offset is UTC+0 / GMT.
Jamestown does not observe daylight saving time in 2026. The UTC offset remains stable throughout the year.
Best Time to Call Jamestown
Business hours in Jamestown (9 AM-5 PM local time) fall at these local times elsewhere:
- New York: 5:00 AM - 1:00 PM ( Outside normal hours)
- Los Angeles: 2:00 AM - 10:00 AM ( Outside normal hours)
- London: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM ( Convenient)
- Dubai: 1:00 PM - 9:00 PM ( Partial overlap)
- Mumbai: 2:30 PM - 10:30 PM ( Partial overlap)
- Tokyo: 6:00 PM - 2:00 AM (next day) ( Partial overlap)
- Sydney: 7:00 PM - 3:00 AM (next day) ( Partial overlap)
Times shown reflect current UTC offsets and may shift by up to an hour around daylight saving transitions.
Time Difference from Jamestown
Compare time in Jamestown with major cities worldwide.
