Satellite View of Suva
Suva sits at -18.1416, 178.4419. Drag to pan, click then scroll to zoom, and switch between satellite, terrain and street layers.
Oceania · Pacific/Fiji
Current Time in Fiji
Live local time in Suva, with today's date, the UTC offset, the difference from your own clock, and current weather conditions.
Live data
Suva Right Now
Weather, sky, sea and location for Suva, all updating live.
Weather in Suva
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Sun and Daylight
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Moon Phase
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Calculated from the mean synodic month, so times are accurate to within a few hours rather than to the minute.
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Four-Day Forecast
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Reference
Fiji at a Glance
| Country | Fiji |
| Capital | Suva |
| Region | Oceania |
| IANA time zone | Pacific/Fiji |
| Current UTC offset | — |
| Time zones in country | 1 |
| Daylight saving | Not observed |
| Population | about 0.9 million |
| Currency | Fijian Dollar (FJD) |
| Calling code | +679 |
| Capital coordinates | -18.1416, 178.4419 |
| Day of year | — |
| ISO week number | — |
| Season in Suva | — |
| Daylight today | — |
| Sun altitude now | — |
| Moon phase | — |
| Hemisphere | Southern |
| Coastline | Has a coastline |
Working with Fiji
Time Differences and Business Hours
How Suva lines up against the cities people most often need to coordinate with.
| City | Local time | Date | Difference |
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Differences are measured against Suva. For a specific date, use the converter; to find a meeting slot, use the meeting planner.
Understanding the offset
How Fiji Time Works
The Zone, Not the Offset
Suva sits in Pacific/Fiji. That name matters more than the number: an offset like the one shown above is only true today, whereas the zone name carries every rule about when the country changes its clocks. Software that stores offsets instead of zone names breaks at the next changeover.
A Steady Offset
Fiji keeps the same offset all year. That sounds simpler, and it is, but it means the gap to any country that does change clocks shifts by an hour twice a year without anything changing on this end.
One Zone Nationwide
The whole of Fiji runs on Pacific/Fiji, so there is no internal difference to worry about. Whatever the clock says in Suva is what it says nationwide.
Writing Times Clearly
When you send a time to someone in Fiji, write the zone with it, or better, send a calendar invitation that converts automatically for each recipient. "14:00 UTC" cannot be misread; "2pm" in a message reaching three countries reliably produces at least one person joining an hour out.
Answers
Fiji Time Questions
What time is it in Fiji right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Suva, Fiji, updating every second. It is calculated from the Pacific/Fiji time zone using your browser's copy of the IANA time zone database, so daylight saving rules are applied automatically and correctly.
What time zone does Fiji use?
Suva uses the Pacific/Fiji zone. The current UTC offset is shown in the panel above and updates itself if the country changes its clocks. The whole country uses this single time zone.
Does Fiji observe daylight saving time?
No. Fiji stays on the same offset all year, so the gap between Suva and any country that does change clocks will differ by an hour for part of the year. That is the most common cause of a recurring meeting drifting.
How do I convert Fiji time to my own?
The comparison line above already shows the difference between Suva and your own device clock. For a specific date and time rather than right now, use the time zone converter, which handles daylight saving for the date you enter rather than for today.
Where does the weather on this page come from?
Open-Meteo, a free weather service. The request goes directly from your browser to their API, so nothing about your visit passes through our server. It reports current conditions and a short forecast for Suva.
How accurate is the clock?
It reads your own device clock and re-expresses that instant in the Pacific/Fiji zone, so it is exactly as accurate as your device. Almost every phone and computer syncs to a network time server automatically, which puts you within a fraction of a second.