What time is it in French Polynesia?

UTC-10:00

in Papeete, and 2 other zones in French Polynesia. Pacific/Tahiti, UTC-10:00, all year.

The zones

The 3 time zones of French Polynesia

Identifiers as the IANA time zone database defines them, which is the database every operating system and browser resolves a zone against.

Pacific/Tahiti
UTC-10:00UTC-10:00, no summer time · Society Islands · the capital's zone
Pacific/Marquesas
UTC-09:30UTC-09:30, no summer time · Marquesas Islands
Pacific/Gambier
UTC-09:00UTC-09:00, no summer time · Gambier Islands

Summer time

French Polynesia does not change its clocks

Pacific/Tahiti stays on UTC-10:00 for the whole year. Most of the world does; summer time is a northern habit with a shrinking constituency.

The light

Sunrise and sunset in Papeete

Computed for -17.54, -149.57 at sea level, in Pacific/Tahiti, on the four days that mark the year. Times are to the nearest minute and take no account of terrain.

DateSunriseSunsetDaylight
The March equinox06:0218:1012h 8m
The June solstice06:2717:3211h 5m
The September equinox05:4817:5412h 6m
The December solstice05:2118:3213h 11m

Record generated 2026-08-31 · Q30971 · World Bank data · Oceania