Current Time in Vanuatu
Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu
It's 6:03 AM VUT (UTC+11:00) in Vanuatu on Friday, 6 November 2026.
Vanuatu does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+11 all year.
- Time zone
- Vanuatu Standard Time
- IANA: Pacific/Efate
- UTC offset now
- UTC+11:00 (VUT)
- Clock changes
- No clock changes: UTC+11 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
Port-Vila
How Vanuatu writes dates and times
- Date format
- MM/DD/YYYY
- month-day-year, e.g. 11/25/2026 · November 25, 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 bi-VU locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Time difference from Vanuatu
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Vanuatu time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 7:03 PM | 11 h behind | None |
| New York | Thu 2:03 PM | 16 h behind | None |
| Los Angeles | Thu 11:03 AM | 19 h behind | 3 h (09:00–12:00) |
| Dubai | Thu 11:03 PM | 7 h behind | 1 h (16:00–17:00) |
| Singapore | Fri 3:03 AM | 3 h behind | 5 h (12:00–17:00) |
| Tokyo | Fri 4:03 AM | 2 h behind | 6 h (11:00–17:00) |
| Sydney | Fri 6:03 AM | Same time | 8 h (09:00–17:00) |
| São Paulo | Thu 4:03 PM | 14 h behind | None |
Vanuatu at a glance
- Capital
- Port Vila
- Population
- 321,409
- Currency
- Vanuatu vatu (VUV)
Questions about time in Vanuatu
- What time is it in Vanuatu right now?
- When this page was generated it was 6:03 AM VUT (UTC+11:00) in Vanuatu.
- How many time zones does Vanuatu have?
- Vanuatu uses one time zone, Vanuatu Standard Time (IANA ID Pacific/Efate).
- Does Vanuatu observe daylight saving time?
- No. Vanuatu does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+11 all year.