Current Time in Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in the Dominican Republic
It's 2:59 AM AST (UTC-04:00) in the Dominican Republic on Sunday, 15 November 2026.
The Dominican Republic does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC-4 all year.
- Time zone
- Atlantic Standard Time
- IANA: America/Santo_Domingo
- UTC offset now
- UTC-04:00 (AST)
- Clock changes
- No clock changes: UTC-4 all year.
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Santo Domingo
Santiago de los Caballeros
Santo Domingo Oeste
Santo Domingo Este
How the Dominican Republic writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- day-month-year, e.g. 25/11/2026 · 25 de noviembre de 2026
- Clock
- 12-hour
- e.g. 3:30 p. m.
- Week starts on
- Sunday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the es-DO locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Upcoming public holidays in the Dominican Republic
National holidays only. Holidays observed in individual states or regions are not listed.
- Christmas DayNavidadFri, 25 December 2026 · in 40 days
- New Year's DayDía de Año NuevoFri, 1 January 2027 · in 47 days
- Day of KingsDía de ReyesWed, 6 January 2027 · in 52 days
- Our Lady of AltagraciaDía de Nuestra Señora de la AltagraciaThu, 21 January 2027 · in 67 days
- Duarte's BirthdayDía del Natalicio de Juan Pablo DuarteTue, 26 January 2027 · in 72 days
Time difference from the Dominican Republic
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in the Dominican Republic time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Sun 6:59 AM | 4 h ahead | 4 h (09:00–13:00) |
| New York | Sun 1:59 AM | 1 h behind | 7 h (10:00–17:00) |
| Los Angeles | Sat 10:59 PM | 4 h behind | 4 h (13:00–17:00) |
| Dubai | Sun 10:59 AM | 8 h ahead | None |
| Singapore | Sun 2:59 PM | 12 h ahead | None |
| Tokyo | Sun 3:59 PM | 13 h ahead | None |
| Sydney | Sun 5:59 PM | 15 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Sun 3:59 AM | 1 h ahead | 7 h (09:00–16:00) |
The Dominican Republic at a glance
- Capital
- Santo Domingo
- Population
- 10,771,504
- Currency
- Dominican peso (DOP)
Questions about time in the Dominican Republic
- What time is it in the Dominican Republic right now?
- When this page was generated it was 2:59 AM AST (UTC-04:00) in the Dominican Republic.
- How many time zones does the Dominican Republic have?
- The Dominican Republic uses one time zone, Atlantic Standard Time (IANA ID America/Santo_Domingo).
- Does the Dominican Republic observe daylight saving time?
- No. The Dominican Republic does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC-4 all year.
- What is the next public holiday in the Dominican Republic?
- The next national public holiday is Christmas Day on Fri, 25 December 2026.