Current time in Suva
Live local time, date and time zone information for Suva, Fiji.
Current time in Suva
02:12:25
Pacific/Fiji · UTC+12:00
Time zone in Suva
Suva is in Fiji and uses the Pacific/Fiji time zone. Suva does not observe daylight saving time, so it stays on Fiji Standard Time (UTC+12:00) all year.
Sunrise and sunset in Suva
Sun and clock in Suva
Suva sits almost exactly on the meridian its time zone is built around, so the clock and the sun agree here about as closely as they do anywhere: averaged over the year, solar noon falls at 12:06 by the standard clock, within 6 minutes of twelve.
Daylight through the year in Suva
At 18.1°S latitude, Suva sees its longest day around the December solstice, when the sun is above the horizon for about 13 h 13 m. The shortest day comes six months later at roughly 11 h 2 m, a swing of about 2 h 11 m between midsummer and midwinter.
Within the tropics the sun passes directly overhead twice a year, and the seasonal change in day length stays under 2 h 11 m.
Seasons are reversed south of the equator. On the December solstice, midsummer here, the sun rises in Suva at about 05:27 and sets at about 18:40; on the June solstice, midwinter, it rises at about 06:36 and sets at about 17:39.
When the clocks change in Suva
Suva does not change its clocks. The offset stays at UTC+12:00 every day of the year, so a time arranged here means the same thing in January as it does in July. That makes Suva a straightforward place to schedule against — there is no window in the calendar where a recurring meeting quietly shifts by an hour.
Of the cities compared further down this page, New York, London and Sydney do change their clocks, so their difference from Suva moves by an hour twice a year; Dubai, New Delhi, Singapore and Tokyo do not, so those differences never change.
Calling Suva from another time zone
A working day of roughly 09:00 to 17:00 in Suva corresponds to 21:00–05:00 UTC. To find the equivalent window where you are, add your own offset to those hours: somewhere on UTC+00:00 would be looking at 21:00–05:00.
Taking a working day as 09:00 to 17:00 in each place:
- New York has no overlap at all: when it is 09:00 there, it is already 01:00 in Suva, so a call means an early start or a late finish for someone.
- London has no overlap at all: when it is 09:00 there, it is already 20:00 in Suva, so a call means an early start or a late finish for someone.
- Tokyo’s working day overlaps with Suva’s for 5 hours, from 12:00 to 17:00 Suva time.
These windows use the offsets in force on 2026-10-09; where one side observes daylight saving and the other does not, they move by an hour twice a year.
Time difference from your location
Suva is currently on UTC+12:00. Once the page has loaded, this section compares it with the time zone your browser reports.
Suva compared with other cities
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Nearby cities
Suva is the only place in this directory on Pacific/Fiji; the nearby cities listed below all keep different zones. The nearest listed city on a different zone is Auckland, about 2110 km away on Pacific/Auckland, currently 1 h ahead of Suva.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database release 2026c, applied when this page was generated on 2026-10-09. Sun times: NOAA solar equations for 18.14°S, 178.44°E, flat horizon at sea level.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Suva in?
Suva uses the Pacific/Fiji time zone — Fiji Standard Time, UTC+12:00.
Does Suva use daylight saving time?
Suva does not observe daylight saving time, so it stays on Fiji Standard Time (UTC+12:00) all year.
What is the UTC offset for Suva?
The standard offset is UTC+12:00 all year. The clock at the top of this page shows the offset that applies right now.
What is the time difference between Suva and my location?
The section above compares Suva with your own time zone as detected by your browser, and the table lists the difference against major cities worldwide.