Saint Kitts and Nevis operates on Atlantic Standard Time (AST), which is 4 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-4). Saint Kitts and Nevis does not observe daylight saving time, so the time remains consistent throughout the year.
Both islands follow the same timezone. The capital Basseterre (on Saint Kitts), along with Charlestown (on Nevis), and all parishes on both islands, observe Atlantic Standard Time. Saint Kitts and Nevis is the smallest sovereign state in the Americas.
Saint Kitts and Nevis is the smallest country in the Western Hemisphere and was the first Caribbean island to be colonized by Europeans. Brimstone Hill Fortress, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is known as the "Gibraltar of the West Indies." The St. Kitts Scenic Railway is the only railway in the Eastern Caribbean.