Nuku'alofa to Kiribati: time difference
Kiribati is 1 h behind Nuku'alofa. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Nuku'alofa 18:51 6:51 PM Kiribati 17:51 5:51 PM You –:–
18:51 6:51 PM
Tonga Standard Time · UTC+13
☀️ 06:15 · 🌙 18:42
17:51 5:51 PM
Gilbert Islands Time · UTC+12
☀️ 06:13 · 🌙 18:18
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−1 h
Kiribati is 1 h behind Nuku'alofa.
When you, Nuku'alofa and Kiribati are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇰🇮 Kiribati
23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa | 🇰🇮 Kiribati |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:51 | 17:51 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Tonga Standard Time | Gilbert Islands Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+13 | UTC+12 |
| Offset from Nuku'alofa | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Pacific/Tongatapu | Pacific/Tarawa |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:15 | 06:13 |
| Sunset | 18:42 | 18:18 |
| Daylight | 12 h 27 min | 12 h 5 min |
| People on this clock | 24,500 | 119,438 |
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Nuku'alofa and Kiribati: common questions
How many hours behind Nuku'alofa is Kiribati?
The clocks in Kiribati are 1 hour behind those in Nuku'alofa (UTC+12 and UTC+13).
If it is 9:00 AM in Nuku'alofa, what time is it in Kiribati?
At 9:00 AM in Nuku'alofa, clocks in Kiribati show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Nuku'alofa, what time is it in Kiribati?
At 6:00 PM in Nuku'alofa, clocks in Kiribati show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Kiribati from Nuku'alofa?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Nuku'alofa – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Kiribati – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Nuku'alofa is it still yesterday in Kiribati?
Before 1:00 AM in Nuku'alofa, the date in Kiribati has not changed yet. From 11:00 PM in Kiribati, it is already the next day in Nuku'alofa.
Does the time gap between Nuku'alofa and Kiribati change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Nuku'alofa nor in Kiribati, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
