Oceania · Micronesia · Sovereign state
Current time in Palau
A single time zone at UTC+09:00.
Time in Ngerulmud☀ Daylight
07:25:43
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Zone
+09
UTC
UTC+09:00
IANA
Pacific/Palau
About Palau's time
A single time zone.
Palau has a single time zone on UTC+09:00 and does not observe daylight saving time, keeping a consistent offset year-round.
Major cities
Cities of Palau.
Convert
Palau to the world's clocks.
Palau
7:25am
Eastern Daylight Time
6:25pm
Palau to Eastern Time13 hours ahead
Palau
7:25am
Pacific Time
3:25pm
Palau to Pacific Time16 hours ahead
Palau
7:25am
British Summer Time
11:25pm
Palau to London (GMT)8 hours ahead
Palau
7:25am
Central European Time
12:25am
Palau to Central Europe7 hours ahead
Palau
7:25am
India Standard Time
3:55am
Palau to India3 hours 30 minutes ahead
Palau
7:25am
Australian Eastern Time
9:25am
Palau to Sydney2 hours behind
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Palau's time zone, daylight saving rules, and how to handle it in software. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What time zone is Palau in?
- Palau uses Palau Time (UTC+09:00) all year.
- Does Palau observe daylight saving time?
- No, Palau does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset remains constant at UTC+09:00.
- What time is it in Palau when it's noon UTC?
- When it is 12:00 UTC, it is 21:00 (9 PM) in Palau.
- Is Palau in the same time zone as Japan?
- Yes, both Palau and Japan use UTC+09:00 year-round without daylight saving adjustments.
- How many time zones does Palau have?
- Palau has one time zone: Palau Time (UTC+09:00).
Source: IANA tzdb2026d · Reviewed
Free · Developer API
This country, as JSON.
Its default time zone, zone and city counts and DST summary, from one endpoint.
GET /v1/countries Live
Also in the API: time zones by coordinates, conversions that flag daylight saving gaps, and abbreviations decoded.
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// Palau, by its ISO code
GET /v1/countries/pw
{
"data": {
"iso2": "PW",
"name": "Palau",
"default_timezone": { "iana": "Pacific/Palau", … },
"counts": {
"timezones": 1,
"cities": 1,
…
},
…
}
}