Time in French Polynesia now
2:58AMUTC−10
UTC−10−5 h vs New York (you)Pacific/Tahiti
No clock changes: French Polynesia stays on UTC−10 all year.
Time zones in French Polynesia now
| Zone | Time now | Offset now | Rules | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faaa time | 2:58 AM UTC−10 | UTC−10 | UTC−10 all year | Faaa · Society Islands |
| Marquesas time | 3:28 AM UTC−9:30 | UTC−9:30 | UTC−9:30 all year | — · Marquesas Islands |
| Gambier time | 3:58 AM UTC−9 | UTC−9 | UTC−9 all year | — · Gambier Islands |
Time zone in French Polynesia
French Polynesia has 3 different clock settings under the current rules, from UTC−10 in Faaa to UTC−9 in Gambier. The clock at the top shows the capital, Papeete, on UTC−10 all year.
The IANA time zone database divides French Polynesia into 3 zones. It needs more zones than there are clock settings because it also records history: two regions that keep the same time today get separate entries if their clocks differed at any point since 1970.
At UTC−10, French Polynesia is among the last inhabited places to finish each day, just east of the date line.
Papeete lies at 149.6° west, where mean solar time is UTC−9:58 (four minutes per degree of longitude). That is within 2 min of its clock time, so the sun is highest close to noon.
Daylight saving time in French Polynesia
No. None of French Polynesia’s regions changes its clocks under the current rules.
That is typical near the equator: day length barely changes through the year, so moving the clocks would gain almost nothing.
Clock history of French Polynesia
The record begins with local mean time (clocks set by the sun, UTC−9:58 in Faaa), which ended on October 1, 1912, when UTC−10 replaced it. The record shows no daylight saving time at any point. The table summarises the clocks of Papeete year by year since 1970, from the tzdata entry Pacific/Tahiti.
| Years | Clocks | Abbreviations |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 onward | UTC−10 all year | — |
Rows from 2027 on follow the rules in tzdata 2026f; a government decision would change them in the next release.
Convert French Polynesia time
Time difference between French Polynesia and major cities
| City | Local time now | French Polynesia vs city now | January | July | Office overlap Jan / Jul |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 7:58 AM Tue, Nov 3 | −5 h | −5 h | −6 h | 3 h / 2 h |
| Los Angeles | 4:58 AM Tue, Nov 3 | −2 h | −2 h | −3 h | 6 h / 5 h |
| London | 12:58 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −10 h | −10 h | −11 h | none / none |
| Berlin | 1:58 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −11 h | −11 h | −12 h | none / none |
| Dubai | 4:58 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −14 h | −14 h | −14 h | none / none |
| New Delhi | 6:28 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −15 h 30 min | −15 h 30 min | −15 h 30 min | none / none |
| Singapore | 8:58 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −18 h | −18 h | −18 h | 2 h / 2 h |
| Beijing | 8:58 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −18 h | −18 h | −18 h | 2 h / 2 h |
| Tokyo | 9:58 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −19 h | −19 h | −19 h | 3 h / 3 h |
Office hours and calls
With JavaScript on, this line shows how French Polynesia’s office hours overlap yours today.
A 9-to-5 day in Papeete overlaps New York’s for 3 h in January (9:00 AM–12:00 PM Papeete time), 2 h in July. At 9:00 AM in Papeete it is 2:00 PM in New York.
Papeete and London share no office hours: when offices open at 9:00 AM in Papeete, it is 7:00 PM in London. A call has to be early or late for one side: 10:00 PM the day before in Papeete is 8:00 AM in London.
Papeete and New Delhi share no office hours: when offices open at 9:00 AM in Papeete, it is 12:30 AM the next day in New Delhi. A call has to be early or late for one side: 4:30 PM the day before in Papeete is 8:00 AM in New Delhi.
Neighbouring time zones
Same clock as French Polynesia
These places keep exactly the same time as French Polynesia all year under the current rules (zones Pacific/Honolulu, Pacific/Rarotonga).
Cities in French Polynesia
- Papeete2:58 AM
French Polynesia at a glance
- CapitalPapeete
- Population282,465
- Time zone IDPacific/Tahiti
- Standard timeUTC−10
- Daylight saving timenone
- Calling code+689