Current time in Dominica
Local time in Dominica
The time in Dominica is 4 hours behind UTC and the same as in Columbus. The timezone in Dominica is Atlantic Standard Time (AST). Dominica is not using Daylight Saving Time (DST) but used to in the past. The last DST transition was in 1945.
Details for the time in Dominica
| Current time | 8:43 a.m.
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| Time zone | Atlantic Standard Time (AST) |
| IANA time zone | America/Dominica |
| Your time difference | same time as Columbus |
| UTC time difference | UTC-4 4 hours behind UTC |
Dominica Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Dominica is not using Daylight Saving Time.
Dominica
Dominica uses Atlantic Standard Time AST. AST is UTC -0400. Dominica's latitude and longitude is 15° 25' N and 61° 20' W. Therefore a four hours offset between AST and UTC is close to perfect for Dominica. Because Dominica is an island not far north of the equator, it has no use for daylight savings time.
Important cities in Dominica
The current time in some important cities in Dominica is shown below.
Time in Dominica