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Kenyan Shilling (KES) to Jamaican Dollar (JMD)

Convert Kenyan shillings to Jamaican dollars at the live mid-market rate. Reverse: JMD to KES

Jamaican Dollar (JMD) is not the US Dollar (USD). Looking for KES to USD?

1 Kenyan Shilling =

1.22 JMD −0.07% today

1 KES = 1.21985 JMD · 1 JMD = 0.819775 KES

Mid-market rate, updated 10:36 UTC. Paid plans update as often as every 60 seconds. Get KES→JMD rates via API

KES to JMD over the last year

1.201.221.24Nov ’25Jan ’26Mar ’26May ’26Jul ’26Sep ’26
52-week high
1.2457
52-week low
1.2026
52-week average
1.2219
Change over the year
−1.26%

Conversion tables

KES to JMD
KES JMD
1 KES 1.22 JMD
10 KES 12.20 JMD
100 KES 121.98 JMD
1,000 KES 1,219.85 JMD
10,000 KES 12,198.47 JMD
50,000 KES 60,992.35 JMD
100,000 KES 121,984.69 JMD
JMD to KES
JMD KES
1 JMD 0.8198 KES
10 JMD 8.20 KES
100 JMD 81.98 KES
1,000 JMD 819.77 KES
10,000 JMD 8,197.75 KES
50,000 JMD 40,988.75 KES
100,000 JMD 81,977.50 KES

Get KES→JMD rates via API

The live rate, the rate on any past day or a whole range, for JMD and 170+ other currencies, as JSON. Free plan included. See the exchange rate API.

Get a free API key API documentation 
curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/latest \
  -G -d base_currency=KES -d currencies=JMD \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

# the rate on a past day
curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/historical \
  -G -d base_currency=KES -d currencies=JMD \
  -d date=2025-10-04 \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

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Questions about KES to JMD

How much is 1 KES in JMD?

1 Kenyan Shilling is 1.21985 Jamaican dollars at the mid-market rate of 4 October 2026, 10:36 UTC, and 1 JMD is 0.819775 KES.

What was the KES to JMD rate over the last year?

Over the last 52 weeks 1 KES ranged from 1.20258 to 1.24565 JMD, 1.22188 JMD on average.

Which exchange rate is this?

The mid-market rate: the midpoint between what currency markets pay and ask for KES/JMD, without the margin a bank or card issuer adds, so the rate you are charged is usually a little worse.