Papeete is located in French Polynesia and uses the Pacific/Tahiti timezone, currently GMT-10 from UTC. Papeete does not observe daylight saving time. Sunrise is at 05:37 and sunset at 18:15 local time. The coordinates of Papeete are 17.53°S, 149.57°W.

Today Papeete gets 12 hours 38 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 11:56, almost exactly when the clock says midday.

Right now Papeete shares its GMT-10 offset with Honolulu. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Papeete in?›

Papeete is in the Pacific/Tahiti timezone, currently GMT-10 from UTC.

Does Papeete observe daylight saving time?›

No. Papeete does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset is always GMT-10.

What is the UTC offset for Papeete?›

Papeete is currently GMT-10 from UTC (GMT-10).

Times on this page were calculated on 11 September 2026.