Time in Funafuti now

3:54AMUTC+12

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

UTC+12+17 h vs New York (you)Pacific/Tarawa

No clock changes: Funafuti stays on UTC+12 all year.

Clock rules in Funafuti

Funafuti keeps UTC+12 all year, the time of all of Tuvalu.

There is no daylight saving time here, and tzdata records none at any point.

Local mean solar time at 179.19° E is UTC+11:57, within 3 min of the clock: the sun is highest at about noon.

The zone’s rules, coming changes and history are on the Pacific/Tarawa page.

Place	Why listed	Local time now	Their clock vs Funafuti	January	July
Mata-Utu	Nearest capitals abroad · 730 km	3:54 AM Wed, Nov 4	+0 h	0 h	0 h
Suva	Nearest capitals abroad · 1,070 km	3:54 AM Wed, Nov 4	+0 h	0 h	0 h
Apia	Nearest capitals abroad · 1,150 km	4:54 AM Wed, Nov 4	+1 h	+1 h	+1 h
New York City	World cities	10:54 AM Tue, Nov 3	−17 h	−17 h	−16 h
Los Angeles	World cities	7:54 AM Tue, Nov 3	−20 h	−20 h	−19 h
London	World cities	3:54 PM Tue, Nov 3	−12 h	−12 h	−11 h
Berlin	World cities	4:54 PM Tue, Nov 3	−11 h	−11 h	−10 h
Dubai	World cities	7:54 PM Tue, Nov 3	−8 h	−8 h	−8 h

With JavaScript on, this line shows how office hours in Funafuti overlap yours today.

Place	Distance	Clock vs Funafuti
Apia WS	1,149 km south-east	1 h ahead
Pago Pago AS	1,273 km south-east	23 h behind

What time zone is Funafuti in?

Funafuti keeps UTC+12 all year, the time of all of Tuvalu. Its IANA time zone ID is Pacific/Tarawa.

Does Funafuti change its clocks?

No. Funafuti stays on UTC+12 all year, and the tz database records no daylight saving time here at any point.

What is the time difference between Funafuti and New York?

Funafuti is 17 hours ahead of New York in January and 16 hours ahead of New York in July, because New York changes its clocks and Funafuti does not.