Le Lamentin, Martinique · UTC-4
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Le Lamentin is the largest commune in Martinique, occupying much of the island’s flat, agricultural center. It contains Martinique’s main airport (Aimé Césaire International), the island’s industrial zone, and vast fields of sugarcane and banana plantations. The city runs on America/Martinique time: UTC-4, year-round. No daylight saving.
The airport at Le Lamentin is the entry point for most visitors to Martinique, and it runs on a schedule synchronized with Air France and other European airlines operating on CET/CEST. Arriving from Paris means crossing five or six hours in the cabin, landing in a place that will be significantly further into its morning than the plane’s departure time suggested.
French department, five hours behind Paris
Martinique is a French overseas region, a department of France administratively, but its UTC-4 timezone keeps it well behind Paris. French administrative systems, government deadlines, and television broadcasts from the metropole all arrive at times that don’t quite match the local solar day.
At 14 degrees north, Le Lamentin has near-constant daylength and year-round tropical warmth. The sugarcane harvest (January-July) structures the agricultural rhythm more than any calendar.
Le Robert to the northeast and Fort-de-France to the west both keep the same time. 9am in Le Lamentin is 1pm in London in winter, four hours behind GMT.
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Questions about time in Le Lamentin
- What timezone is Le Lamentin in?
- Le Lamentin uses the IANA timezone
America/Martinique. The UTC offset is always UTC-4 — this timezone does not observe daylight saving time. - Does Le Lamentin observe daylight saving time?
- No. Le Lamentin does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC-4 all year round.
- What is the current UTC offset for Le Lamentin?
- Le Lamentin is currently at UTC-4.
- What is the time difference between Le Lamentin and London?
- Le Lamentin is currently 5 hours behind London.
- What is the time difference between Le Lamentin and Los Angeles?
- Le Lamentin is currently 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- What is the time difference between Le Lamentin and Tokyo?
- Le Lamentin is currently 13 hours behind Tokyo.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Le Lamentin?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Le Lamentin is
America/Martinique. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'America/Martinique' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('America/Martinique')`), or any IANA-compatible library.