Current Time in British Virgin Islands
The British Virgin Islands uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in the British Virgin Islands
It's 5:21 PM AST (UTC-04:00) in the British Virgin Islands on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
The British Virgin Islands does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC-4 all year.
- Time zone
- Atlantic Standard Time
- IANA: America/Tortola
- UTC offset now
- UTC-04:00 (AST)
- Clock changes
- No clock changes: UTC-4 all year.
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Road Town
How the British Virgin Islands writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- day-month-year, e.g. 25/11/2026 · 25 November 2026
- Clock
- 12-hour
- e.g. 3:30 pm
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the en-VG locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Time difference from the British Virgin Islands
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in the British Virgin Islands time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 9:21 PM | 4 h ahead | 4 h (09:00–13:00) |
| New York | Thu 4:21 PM | 1 h behind | 7 h (10:00–17:00) |
| Los Angeles | Thu 1:21 PM | 4 h behind | 4 h (13:00–17:00) |
| Dubai | Fri 1:21 AM | 8 h ahead | None |
| Singapore | Fri 5:21 AM | 12 h ahead | None |
| Tokyo | Fri 6:21 AM | 13 h ahead | None |
| Sydney | Fri 8:21 AM | 15 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 6:21 PM | 1 h ahead | 7 h (09:00–16:00) |
The British Virgin Islands at a glance
- Capital
- Road Town
- Population
- 39,471
- Currency
- United States dollar (USD)
Questions about time in the British Virgin Islands
- What time is it in the British Virgin Islands right now?
- When this page was generated it was 5:21 PM AST (UTC-04:00) in the British Virgin Islands.
- How many time zones does the British Virgin Islands have?
- The British Virgin Islands uses one time zone, Atlantic Standard Time (IANA ID America/Tortola).
- Does the British Virgin Islands observe daylight saving time?
- No. The British Virgin Islands does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC-4 all year.