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Clock Changes in May Pen, Jamaica 1980

Last change: 1983
Oct
30
1 hour Back

Oct 30, 1983, 2:00 am

Start DST: Sunday, April 27, 1980 — 1 hour forward
End DST: Sunday, October 26, 1980 — 1 hour backward
Location of May PenLocation

Apr 27

Forward 1 hour

Apr 27, 1980 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, April 27, 1980, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, April 27, 1980, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Apr 27, 1980 than the day before. There was more light in the evening.

Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.

Oct 26

Back 1 hour

Oct 26, 1980 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, October 26, 1980, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 26, 1980, 1:00:00 am local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Oct 26, 1980 than the day before. There was more light in the morning.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

Other years: 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983

Daylight Saving Time in Other Years

DST changes do not necessarily occur on the same date every year.

YearDST Start (Clock Forward)DST End (Clock Backward)
1980Sunday, April 27, 2:00 amSunday, October 26, 2:00 am
1981Sunday, April 26, 2:00 amSunday, October 25, 2:00 am
1982Sunday, April 25, 2:00 amSunday, October 31, 2:00 am
1983Sunday, April 24, 2:00 amSunday, October 30, 2:00 am
1984 — 1989DST not observed
All times are local for May Pen.

Data for the years before 1970 is not available for May Pen, however, we have earlier time zone history for Kingston available.

Detailed time zone and clock changes in May Pen