IANA tz database · zone identifier

Pacific/Efate

The IANA tz database identifier for Vanuatu Standard Time in Vanuatu. Store this string — not the abbreviation, not the offset — and your timestamps stay correct forever.

UTC+11:00Abbreviation +11No DST — never observed
Time in Pacific/Efate☀ Daylight
09:56:40
Thursday, July 16, 2026
Offset
UTC+11:00
Abbreviation
+11
DST
No DST

Current offset

UTC+11:00

same year-round

Abbreviation

+11

tzdb uses numeric abbreviations here

DST behaviour

Never

has never observed daylight saving

Country

🇻🇺 Vanuatu

ISO 3166: VU · view country page →

Using this identifier

The string to put in your code.

Pacific/Efate is the identifier to use in code and config for this region. Every modern language, database, and OS resolves it through the same tz database, so the examples here behave identically everywhere.

Avoid storing +11 or +11:00 — abbreviations are ambiguous and fixed offsets can't follow rule changes.

// format a date in this zone
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', {
timeZone: 'Pacific/Efate',
dateStyle: 'full', timeStyle: 'long'
}).format(new Date());

Offset & DST behaviour

One offset,
33 years.

Pacific/Efate has kept UTC+11:00 year-round since 23 January 1993 — no daylight saving and no offset changes on record since. It is among the most stable identifiers in the database.

Every offset this zone has kept

+11:13:40UTC+11:00 · UNCHANGED 23 January 1993 NOW

Keeping this offset since

23 January 1993

Next transition

None scheduled

no DST rules exist for this zone

Safe to assume

Local = UTC + 11h, always

…but store the identifier anyway

Technical record

The database entry, in full.

source: IANA tz database

IdentifierPacific/Efate
ISO country codeVU🇻🇺 Vanuatu
Reference coordinates17.67°S, 168.42°Etz database reference point
Standard offsetUTC+11:00abbreviation +11
Daylight offset—daylight saving has never been observed

Where it applies

All of Vanuatu, one clock.

Looking for travel-friendly info? See Port Vila or Vanuatu Standard Time.

🇻🇺
Vanuatu

300K people, one time zone. The whole country resolves to Pacific/Efate.

Country page →
🇻🇺 Port Vila
09:56
09:56:40 · +11
pop. 49KVST

Related identifiers

Nearby in the database.

Same offset · UTC+11:00

other zones keeping this offset right now

Frequently asked questions

Answers specific to this identifier — generated from the database record. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].

What UTC offset is Pacific/Efate?
Pacific/Efate is UTC+11:00, year-round. The offset never changes because the zone does not observe daylight saving time.
Does Pacific/Efate observe daylight saving time?
No. Pacific/Efate has never observed DST — it has kept UTC+11:00 continuously since 23 January 1993.
Which country uses Pacific/Efate?
Vanuatu. The identifier covers the whole country.
Is Pacific/Efate the same as VST?
Pacific/Efate is one of the IANA zones that keeps Vanuatu Standard Time (VST). Use Pacific/Efate in software — VST is a human-friendly label, not a valid identifier.

Free · Developer API

This zone, as JSON.

Everything on this page — offset, abbreviation, DST rules, coordinates — from one endpoint, always current with the latest tzdb release.

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// this identifier, resolved live
GET /v1/timezones?iana=Pacific/Efate
{
"iana": "Pacific/Efate",
"utc_offset": "+11:00",
"abbreviation": "+11",
"observes_dst": false,
"country": "VU"
}