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In Barbados, there is only one time zone in use: Atlantic Standard Time, AST (UTC-04). Time in Barbados does not change because it does not observe Daylight Saving Time.
For comparing the current time in Barbados and United Kingdom or any other country combination, visit time comparison. For an introduction to UTC and world time, read UTC by country. Time changes in Barbados are shown below by city, state or region.
| Regions | Standard Time | Daylight Saving Time | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time zone | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Time zone | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |||
| Atlantic Standard Time AST (UTC-04) | UTC-04 all year long | No Daylight Saving Time | |||||||
The information in this page comes from data published in the Time Zone Database managed by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA).
| Year | Time zone Abbreviation | UTC Offset | Time zone Name | Daylight Saving Time | Begins (local time) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | AST | UTC-04 | Atlantic Standard Time | no | Thursday, September 25 1980, 02:00 AM |
| 1980 | ADT | UTC-03 | yes | Sunday, April 20 1980, 02:00 AM | |
| 1979 | AST | UTC-04 | Atlantic Standard Time | no | Sunday, September 30 1979, 02:00 AM |
| 1979 | ADT | UTC-03 | yes | Sunday, April 15 1979, 02:00 AM | |
| 1978 | AST | UTC-04 | Atlantic Standard Time | no | Sunday, October 1 1978, 02:00 AM |
| 1978 | ADT | UTC-03 | yes | Sunday, April 16 1978, 02:00 AM | |
| 1977 | AST | UTC-04 | Atlantic Standard Time | no | Sunday, October 2 1977, 02:00 AM |
| 1977 | ADT | UTC-03 | yes | Sunday, June 12 1977, 02:00 AM | |
| 1931 | AST | UTC-04 | Atlantic Standard Time | no | Thursday, December 31 1931, 12:00 AM |
| 1924 | BMT | UTC-03:58:29 | no | Tuesday, January 1 1924, 12:00 AM | |
| 1901 | LMT | UTC-03:58:29 | no | Friday, December 13 1901, 04:47 PM |