What Timezone is Papua New Guinea In?
Facts last checked 9 October 2026.
Standard time shown — daylight saving may apply at certain times of year.
Papua New Guinea uses a single timezone: UTC+10:00. The whole country keeps the same clock, which makes planning calls and travel straightforward.
When it is 12:00 noon UTC, the time in Papua New Guinea (UTC+10:00) is 22:00. Counting down to a trip? Try a countdown timer set to local Papua New Guinea time.
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Time difference between Papua New Guinea and major cities
| City | Standard offset | Papua New Guinea is… (compared with that city) |
|---|---|---|
| London | UTC+0 | 10 hours ahead |
| New York | UTC-5 | 15 hours ahead |
| Los Angeles | UTC-8 | 18 hours ahead |
| Dubai | UTC+4 | 6 hours ahead |
| Mumbai / Delhi | UTC+5.5 | 4.5 hours ahead |
| Tokyo | UTC+9 | 1 hour ahead |
| Sydney | UTC+10 | the same time |
Based on standard (winter) time. Where a place observes daylight saving the gap changes by an hour for part of the year.
Other countries on UTC+10:00
Papua New Guinea in context
- Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km², making it the 54th largest of the 196 countries on this site.
- Its population density of about 25 people per km² ranks 163rd of 196 (1st = most crowded).
- It shares a land border with 1 country: Indonesia.
- With 11,781,559 people, Papua New Guinea holds about 85.7% of the population of Melanesia.
- That is roughly 24.2% of the Oceania total counted on this site.
- Traffic drives on the left, and calendars start the week on Monday.
- Papua New Guinea is a member state of the United Nations.
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Papua New Guinea time — FAQ
What timezone is Papua New Guinea in?
Papua New Guinea is in the UTC+10:00 timezone.
How many timezones does Papua New Guinea have?
Papua New Guinea uses a single timezone (UTC+10:00).
What time is it in Papua New Guinea when it is noon UTC?
When it is 12:00 UTC, the time in Papua New Guinea (UTC+10:00) is 22:00.
What other countries share Papua New Guinea's timezone?
Countries in the same UTC+10:00 timezone as Papua New Guinea include Australia, Micronesia. Note that daylight saving rules can differ, so the exact local time may not always match.
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