Bermuda - Local Time, Business Hours, & HolidaysBermuda - Local Time
Bermuda is on Atlantic Standard Time (AST) and observes daylight savings time. AST is GMT minus 4; Atlantic Daylight Time (ADT) is GMT minus 3. Put simply, Bermuda is one hour ahead of the U.S. east coast. Daylight saving time is from March to November.
Business hours
The regular business work week in Bermuda is Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Most retail and grocery stores are open on Saturdays and many are now also open Sundays, although hours vary. During the traditional tourist season (May through October), some retails stores in Hamilton will stay open on Wednesday until 9 p.m. Banks are generally open from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday to Thursday and from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
U.S. and Bermuda Official Holidays 2016
Martin Luther King’s Birthday, January 18
Washington’s Birthday, February 15
Good Friday, March 25
Bermuda Day, May 24
Memorial Day, May 30
National Hero’s Day, June 20
Independence Day, July 4
Emancipation Day, August 4
Somer's Day, Friday, August 5
Labor Day, September 5
Columbus Day, October 10
Remembrance/Veterans Day, November 11
Thanksgiving Day, November 24
Christmas Day, December 26
Boxing Day, December 27
New Year's Day 2017, January 1