Nuku'alofa is located in Tonga and uses the Pacific/Tongatapu timezone, currently GMT+13 from UTC. Nuku'alofa does not observe daylight saving time. Sunrise is at 05:40 and sunset at 19:11 local time. The coordinates of Nuku'alofa are 21.14°S, 175.20°W.

Today Nuku'alofa gets 13 hours 31 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 12:26, about 26 minutes after clock noon.

Right now Nuku'alofa shares its GMT+13 offset with Auckland, Wellington, Apia. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Best time to call Nuku'alofa from…

From	Gap	Call at (Nuku'alofa time)
🇼🇸 Apia	same time	13:00–13:00
🇺🇸 Honolulu	−23h	13:00–13:00
🇵🇫 Papeete	−23h	13:00–13:00
🇵🇬 Port Moresby	−3h	13:00–13:00
🇬🇧 London	−13h	07:00–09:00 (early or late for one side)
🇺🇸 New York	−17h	09:00–10:00
🇸🇬 Singapore	−5h	14:00–17:00
🇦🇪 Dubai	−9h	16:00–20:00 (early or late for one side)

Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 on both sides. A row opens the meeting page for the two cities where one exists, otherwise the converter.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Nuku'alofa in?›

Nuku'alofa is in the Pacific/Tongatapu timezone, currently GMT+13.

Does Nuku'alofa observe daylight saving time?›

No. Nuku'alofa does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset is always GMT+13.

What is the UTC offset for Nuku'alofa?›

Nuku'alofa is currently GMT+13 from UTC (GMT+13).

Is Nuku'alofa ahead of London and New York?›

Right now Nuku'alofa is 13 hours ahead of London and 17 hours ahead of New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in Nuku'alofa in UTC?›

09:00 in Nuku'alofa is 20:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT+13 from UTC.

When does the sun rise and set in Nuku'alofa today?›

Today the sun rises in Nuku'alofa at 05:40 and sets at 19:11 local time. These times were calculated when this page was built and drift by a few minutes a week.

Times on this page were calculated on 25 October 2026.