Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe · UTC-4
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Baie-Mahault is in the America/Guadeloupe timezone (AST/UTC-4). As a French overseas department, Guadeloupe observes no daylight saving and sits five to six hours behind mainland France.
Baie-Mahault is Guadeloupe’s economic engine, even if it is not the island’s most famous destination. The city houses the island’s main industrial zone, Jarry, which is the largest commercial port and industrial area in the French Caribbean. Container shipping, fuel storage, wholesale distribution, and manufacturing concentrate here on the western coast of Grande-Terre.
Guadeloupe is a French overseas department and region, part of France and therefore part of the European Union. But its timezone is Atlantic Standard Time, UTC-4, four hours behind mainland France. No daylight saving.
France on Caribbean time
This creates an interesting administrative situation: Guadeloupe is legally France but keeps a clock that is 5 or 6 hours behind Paris (depending on whether France is on summer or winter time). Government offices open on Caribbean time, but they must coordinate with ministries in Paris that are up to 6 hours ahead.
The timezone aligns Guadeloupe with the eastern Caribbean: Martinique, Barbados, and most of the Windward and Leeward Islands also run on UTC-4 in winter. The regional business connections are more practically relevant than the Paris time alignment.
Basseterre in Saint Kitts shares the same UTC-4 timezone. 9am in Baie-Mahault is 1pm in London during European winter.
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Questions about time in Baie-Mahault
- What timezone is Baie-Mahault in?
- Baie-Mahault uses the IANA timezone
America/Guadeloupe. The UTC offset is always UTC-4 — this timezone does not observe daylight saving time. - Does Baie-Mahault observe daylight saving time?
- No. Baie-Mahault does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC-4 all year round.
- What is the current UTC offset for Baie-Mahault?
- Baie-Mahault is currently at UTC-4.
- What is the time difference between Baie-Mahault and London?
- Baie-Mahault is currently 5 hours behind London.
- What is the time difference between Baie-Mahault and Los Angeles?
- Baie-Mahault is currently 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- What is the time difference between Baie-Mahault and Tokyo?
- Baie-Mahault is currently 13 hours behind Tokyo.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Baie-Mahault?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Baie-Mahault is
America/Guadeloupe. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'America/Guadeloupe' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('America/Guadeloupe')`), or any IANA-compatible library.