Oceania · Polynesia · Sovereign state
Current time in Tuvalu
A single time zone at UTC+12:00.
Thursday, October 15, 2026
About Tuvalu's time
A single time zone.
Tuvalu has a single time zone—UTC+12:00 with no daylight saving time switches.
Major cities
Cities of Tuvalu.
Did you know?
Things about Tuvalu's time.
Tuvalu sits just west of the International Date Line, so it’s among the first countries to greet each new day. Tuvalu shares UTC+12:00 with Fiji, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Wallis and Futuna and Kiribati’s Gilbert Islands (including Tarawa), and with New Zealand outside its daylight saving season.
The country uses a single time zone centered on its capital, Funafuti. This uniformity means there’s no internal confusion about time differences across its scattered islands—everywhere in Tuvalu, the clock reads the same.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Tuvalu'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 does Tuvalu use?
- Tuvalu uses a single time zone: UTC+12:00 all year round.
- Does Tuvalu observe daylight saving time?
- No, Tuvalu does not observe daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+12:00 throughout the year.
- Is Tuvalu in the same time zone as New Zealand?
- Tuvalu’s standard time (UTC+12:00) matches New Zealand’s standard time, but New Zealand observes daylight saving time in summer, temporarily moving it one hour ahead of Tuvalu.
- Which countries share the UTC+12:00 time zone with Tuvalu?
- Besides Tuvalu, UTC+12:00 is used all year by Fiji, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Wallis and Futuna, Kiribati’s Gilbert Islands (including Tarawa) and Russia’s Kamchatka and Chukotka. New Zealand uses it only in winter, outside daylight saving time.
- When does a new day begin in Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu is on UTC+12:00, so a new day starts there 12 hours before it does at UTC. Places on UTC+13:00 and UTC+14:00, such as Tonga, Samoa and Kiribati’s Line Islands, get there first.
- Does Tuvalu have multiple time zones?
- No, Tuvalu has only one time zone, so it’s very easy to keep track of time across its islands.
Source: IANA tzdb2026d · Reviewed
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