Current Time in Kiribati
Kiribati spans 3 time zones.
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 Kiribati
Kiribati spans 3 time zones. In Tarawa it is 7:03 AM GILT (UTC+12:00) on Friday, 6 November 2026.
No time zone in Kiribati uses daylight saving time.
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Time zones in Kiribati
Kiribati spans 3 time zones.
| Time zone | Example city | Local time | Offset now | Daylight saving time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gilbert Islands Time Pacific/Tarawa | Tarawa | 7:03 AM Fri, Nov 6 | GILT · UTC+12 | No clock changes: UTC+12 all year. |
Phoenix Islands Time Pacific/Kanton | Kanton | 8:03 AM Fri, Nov 6 | PHOT · UTC+13 | No clock changes: UTC+13 all year. |
Line Islands Time Pacific/Kiritimati | Kiritimati | 9:03 AM Fri, Nov 6 | LINT · UTC+14 | No clock changes: UTC+14 all year. |
Highlighted row: Tarawa, used as the reference for the time differences below.
Major Cities
Tarawa
Kanton
Kiritimati
How Kiribati 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-KI locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Time difference from Tarawa
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Tarawa time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 7:03 PM | 12 h behind | None |
| New York | Thu 2:03 PM | 17 h behind | 1 h (09:00–10:00) |
| Los Angeles | Thu 11:03 AM | 20 h behind | 4 h (09:00–13:00) |
| Dubai | Thu 11:03 PM | 8 h behind | None |
| Singapore | Fri 3:03 AM | 4 h behind | 4 h (13:00–17:00) |
| Tokyo | Fri 4:03 AM | 3 h behind | 5 h (12:00–17:00) |
| Sydney | Fri 6:03 AM | 1 h behind | 7 h (10:00–17:00) |
| São Paulo | Thu 4:03 PM | 15 h behind | None |
Kiribati at a glance
- Capital
- South Tarawa
- Population
- 120,740
- Currency
- Australian dollar (AUD), Kiribati dollar (KID)
Questions about time in Kiribati
- What time is it in Kiribati right now?
- Kiribati spans 3 time zones. When this page was generated: Tarawa 7:03 AM GILT; Kanton 8:03 AM PHOT; Kiritimati 9:03 AM LINT.
- How many time zones does Kiribati have?
- Kiribati has 3 time zones (distinct standard UTC offsets), from UTC+12 to UTC+14.
- Does Kiribati observe daylight saving time?
- No. No time zone in Kiribati uses daylight saving time.