Rarotonga — Pacific/Rarotonga
The current local time in the Pacific/Rarotonga IANA time zone is shown below. It is the tz database identifier used in Cook Islands in the area around Rarotonga. The zone is currently at UTC -10:00 · GMT-10 and does not observe daylight saving time.
Pacific/Rarotonga
Thursday, 22 October 2026 GMT-10
Zone information
Offset & DST
Current UTC offset: -10:00
Daylight saving: Not observed
Countries using Pacific/Rarotonga
Rarotonga vs. major cities
How far Rarotonga is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Rarotonga, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Rarotonga | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | +6 h | 15:00 | 09:00–11:00 |
| Los Angeles · United States | +3 h | 12:00 | 09:00–14:00 |
| São Paulo · Brazil | +7 h | 16:00 | 09:00–10:00 |
| London · United Kingdom | +11 h | 20:00 | None |
| Paris · France | +12 h | 21:00 | None |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | +12 h | 21:00 | None |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | +14 h | 23:00 | None |
| Delhi · India | +15:30 h | 00:30 (next day) | None |
| Singapore · Singapore | +18 h | 03:00 (next day) | 15:00–17:00 |
| Beijing · China | +18 h | 03:00 (next day) | 15:00–17:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in Rarotonga time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Rarotonga
Since 1970, Rarotonga has gone through 4 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 12 of 57 years. Since 1991 it has stayed on UTC -10:00 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Rarotonga stays on UTC -10:00 all year.
Time zone history since 1970
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1977 | UTC -10:30 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1978 | UTC -09:30 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1979–1990 | UTC -10:00, DST UTC -09:30 | Forward on the last Sunday in October, back on the first Sunday in March |
| 1991–2026 | UTC -10:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Zones on the same clock as Rarotonga
All IANA zones →These zones show the same time as Pacific/Rarotonga on every day of 2026. Their histories may differ.
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