Satellite View of Tarawa
Tarawa sits at 1.3278, 172.977. Drag to pan, click then scroll to zoom, and switch between satellite, terrain and street layers.
Oceania · Pacific/Tarawa
Current Time in Kiribati
Live local time in Tarawa, with today's date, the UTC offset, the difference from your own clock, and current weather conditions.
Tarawa, Kiribati
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Tarawa Right Now
Weather, sky, sea and location for Tarawa, all updating live.
Weather in Tarawa
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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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Reference
Kiribati at a Glance
| Country | Kiribati |
| Capital | Tarawa |
| Region | Oceania |
| IANA time zone | Pacific/Tarawa |
| Current UTC offset | — |
| Time zones in country | 3 |
| Daylight saving | Not observed |
| Population | about 0.13 million |
| Currency | Australian Dollar (AUD) |
| Calling code | +686 |
| Capital coordinates | 1.3278, 172.977 |
| Day of year | — |
| ISO week number | — |
| Season in Tarawa | — |
| Daylight today | — |
| Sun altitude now | — |
| Moon phase | — |
| Hemisphere | Northern |
| Coastline | Has a coastline |
Working with Kiribati
Time Differences and Business Hours
How Tarawa lines up against the cities people most often need to coordinate with.
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Differences are measured against Tarawa. For a specific date, use the converter; to find a meeting slot, use the meeting planner.
Understanding the offset
How Kiribati Time Works
The Zone, Not the Offset
Tarawa sits in Pacific/Tarawa. 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
Kiribati 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.
More Than One Zone
Kiribati spans about 3 time zones. The clock above is the capital's. If you are dealing with another part of the country, check which zone that region actually uses before assuming it matches Tarawa.
Writing Times Clearly
When you send a time to someone in Kiribati, 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.
Inside Kiribati
Time by State, Province or Territory
Kiribati spans more than one time zone, so a single national clock cannot answer the question. Each place below has its own page with live local time and weather.
Answers
Kiribati Time Questions
What time is it in Kiribati right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Tarawa, Kiribati, updating every second. It is calculated from the Pacific/Tarawa 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 Kiribati use?
Tarawa uses the Pacific/Tarawa zone. The current UTC offset is shown in the panel above and updates itself if the country changes its clocks. Kiribati spans 3 time zones in total, so other parts of the country may differ from the capital.
Does Kiribati observe daylight saving time?
No. Kiribati stays on the same offset all year, so the gap between Tarawa 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 Kiribati time to my own?
The comparison line above already shows the difference between Tarawa 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 Tarawa.
How accurate is the clock?
It reads your own device clock and re-expresses that instant in the Pacific/Tarawa 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.