Time zone · Asia
MALDIV
Maldives Time
Maldives Time follows a steady UTC+05:00 year-round, with no daylight saving time. The Maldives has used this offset since 1960, when it replaced local Malé mean time.
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Current offset
UTC+05:00
Standard · +05
Daylight saving
Not observed
Year-round standard time
IANA zones
1
None observe daylight saving
DST offset
—
No summer variant
About MALDIV
A fixed, year-round offset.
Maldives Time follows a steady UTC+05:00 year-round, with no daylight saving time. The Maldives has used this offset since 1960, when it replaced local Malé mean time.
IANA zones · the technical identifiers
The zone that resolve to MALDIV.
For software, always store the IANA identifier — never the abbreviation alone. The database keeps these zones distinct because their rules can, and historically did, diverge.
Cities across MALDIV
Local time, city by city.
1 city
Where MALDIV is used
One country.
Same offset · UTC+05:00
Other zones at UTC+05:00 right now.
These named zones share MALDIV's offset today. When daylight saving rules differ, they drift apart for part of the year.
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MALDIV to the world's clocks.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about MALDIV, daylight saving, and how to handle it in software. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- Does the Maldives observe daylight saving time?
- No, and there are no scheduled DST transitions, so the offset stays at UTC+05:00 throughout the year.
- Is Maldives Time used by more than one country?
- No, the Maldives is the only country in this region, making it straightforward to manage cross-border scheduling.
- When did the current Maldives Time offset become valid?
- The current offset has been in effect since 1960‑01‑01, so the Maldives has used this time for decades.
- What time zones are included in the Maldives Time region?
- Just one, covering the whole of the Maldives.
- How does the Maldives handle DST in global meeting tools?
- Most tools treat the Maldives as a fixed offset zone, so you won’t see unexpected shifts when planning international calls.
- When is the best global Scheduling window with Maldives Time?
- Typical business hours in the Maldives (for example, 09:00–17:00 Maldives Time) usually align well with morning hours in Europe and late afternoon in East Asia and Australia.
- Are there any scheduled time changes in Maldives Time for the future?
- There are no planned daylight saving changes, so you can plan with the assumption that the offset will stay at UTC+05:00.
Source: IANA tzdb2026d · Reviewed
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This time zone, as JSON.
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