Time in Haiti
The current local time and date in Haiti, its time zone, and a converter to your own time.
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Haiti runs on US Eastern Time, EST (UTC-5) in winter and EDT (UTC-4) in summer, switching on the same March and November dates as the eastern United States.
Haiti uses UTC-5 in winter (standard time) and shifts to UTC-4 in summer when daylight saving time is active. Haiti observes US-style daylight saving, EST in winter and EDT in summer.
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FAQ
What time is it in Haiti right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Haiti, refreshed every second. Haiti is on UTC-5 in winter and UTC-4 in summer, and the clock is calculated directly from that official time zone so it always accounts for daylight saving time automatically.
What time zone is Haiti in?
Haiti uses UTC-5 in winter (standard time) and shifts to UTC-4 in summer when daylight saving time is active. Haiti observes US-style daylight saving, EST in winter and EDT in summer. The "compare to your time zone" section above converts any Haiti time into your own local time instantly.
Does Haiti observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Haiti moves its clocks forward by one hour in summer (to UTC-4) and back in winter (to UTC-5). This page recomputes the offset live, so the clock and conversions above are always correct for the current date without you needing to remember the switch dates.
How do I convert Haiti time to my time zone?
The converter above detects your device's time zone and shows, hour by hour, what a given Haiti time is where you are. For planning a call across several cities at once, open the World Clock meeting planner, which lays out a colour-coded 24-hour grid.
What is the dialing code for Haiti?
To call Haiti from abroad, dial the country code +509 before the local number. The card at the top of this page shows it alongside the live local time so you can check it is a reasonable hour before you call.
What are the best hours to call Haiti?
The "best time to call" line above detects your own time zone and shows the window when normal waking hours (roughly 8am–9pm) overlap in both places, so neither side is woken up. It updates live, so it already accounts for daylight saving on both ends.
Learn how time zones work
UTC & GMT explained · Daylight saving explained · How to convert a time between two cities