Tongatapu — Pacific/Tongatapu
The current local time in the Pacific/Tongatapu IANA time zone is shown below. It is the tz database identifier used in Tonga in the area around Tongatapu. The zone is currently at UTC +13:00 · GMT+13 and does not observe daylight saving time.
Pacific/Tongatapu
Friday, 23 October 2026 GMT+13
Zone information
Offset & DST
Current UTC offset: +13:00
Daylight saving: Not observed
Countries using Pacific/Tongatapu
Tongatapu vs. major cities
How far Tongatapu is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Tongatapu, 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 Tongatapu | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −17 h | 16:00 (prev. day) | 09:00–10:00 |
| Los Angeles · United States | −20 h | 13:00 (prev. day) | 09:00–13:00 |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −16 h | 17:00 (prev. day) | None |
| London · United Kingdom | −12 h | 21:00 (prev. day) | None |
| Paris · France | −11 h | 22:00 (prev. day) | None |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | −11 h | 22:00 (prev. day) | None |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | −9 h | 00:00 | None |
| Delhi · India | −7:30 h | 01:30 | 16:30–17:00 |
| Singapore · Singapore | −5 h | 04:00 | 14:00–17:00 |
| Beijing · China | −5 h | 04:00 | 14:00–17:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in Tongatapu 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 Tongatapu
Since 1970, Tongatapu has gone through 6 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 2 of 57 years. Since 2017 it has stayed on UTC +13:00 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Tongatapu stays on UTC +13:00 all year.
Time zone history since 1970
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1998 | UTC +13:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1999 | UTC +14:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 2000–2001 | UTC +13:00, DST UTC +14:00 | Daylight saving dates varied from year to year |
| 2002–2015 | UTC +13:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 2016 | UTC +14:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 2017–2026 | UTC +13:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
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