Current time in Papeete
Thursday, 16 July 2026
Papeete, French Polynesia · Pacific/Tahiti · UTC-10:00
Time-zone identity for Papeete
- IANA zone
Pacific/Tahiti- UTC offset now
- UTC-10:00
- Current zone label
- GMT-10
- Clock-change status
- No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Papeete is currently 10 hours behind UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Clock changes in Papeete
370-day checked horizon
No UTC offset change was found through Wednesday, 21 July 2027 in runtime time-zone data 2026b.
Weather now
Weather in Papeete
Conditions near Papeete and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.
Patchy rain nearby
- Feels like
- 12°C
- Humidity
- 70%
- Wind
- 29.2 km/h S
- Recent precipitation
- 0 mm
3-day forecast
- Patchy rain nearby22°C to 22°C44% chance of precipitationWind up to 29.5 km/h
- Sunny21°C to 22°C17% chance of precipitationWind up to 25.6 km/h
- Sunny21°C to 22°C17% chance of precipitationWind up to 31 km/h
Forecast valid from 12:45 local time. Updated 2026-07-16T23:03:23.579Z; refresh due by 2026-07-16T23:18:23.579Z.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Papeete
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Pacific/Tahiti, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.
Previous 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the previous 5 years.
Next 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the next 5 years.
Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.
Sun and Moon today
Sun and Moon in Papeete
Daily astronomical events for Thursday, 16 July 2026, expressed in Pacific/Tahiti local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.
Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Solar noon
- 12:04
- Civil twilight
- 06:06–18:03
Moon
- Moonrise
- 08:33
- Moonset
- 20:27
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 9%
Capital city context
About Papeete, capital of French Polynesia
Papeete is identified in the reviewed place record as the capital of French Polynesia. This page combines its live local clock with geographic, time-zone, weather and astronomical context.
- Capital status
- Capital of French Polynesia
- Administrative area
- Îles du Vent, French Polynesia
- Population
- 26,357
- Coordinates
- 17.5347° S, 149.5684° W. The elevation is 42 metres.
Country context
French Polynesia at a glance
Country information for French Polynesia. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.
- Capital
- Papeete is the listed capital.
- Country codes
- PF · PYF · 258
- Population
- 277,679
- Currency
- CFP Franc (XPF)
- Calling code
- +689
- Languages
- French (French Polynesia) and Tahitian
- Time zones represented
- 1 time zone is used by cities in this directory: Pacific/Tahiti.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Papeete
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Papeete. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- FaaaÎles du Vent, French Polynesia4.6 km southwest
Pacific/TahitiSame local time - PunaauiaÎles du Vent, French Polynesia11 km south
Pacific/TahitiSame local time - AvaruaRarotonga, Cook Islands1,146 km southwest
Pacific/RarotongaSame local time - AlofiNiue2,154 km west
Pacific/Niue1 hour behind - AdamstownPitcairn2,181 km southeast
Pacific/Pitcairn2 hours ahead - Pago PagoEastern District, American Samoa2,288 km west
Pacific/Pago_Pago1 hour behind
Data and methodology
The current time is calculated for Pacific/Tahiti when the page loads. The offset history covers five years before and after today using IANA time-zone data version 2026b. Future changes are hidden when a newer published rule is not yet available to the calculator. GeoNames ID 4033936 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.
Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-16T23:14:22.524Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-16T23:03:23.579Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-16T23:03:23.578Z
View calculation details and sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · version 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · accessedPlace and country names, administrative areas, coordinates, population, capital, codes, currency, calling codes and languages.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · version 2026b · Public domain · accessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · version 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · accessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Complete Sun and Moon Data for One DayUnited States Naval Observatory · version API 4.0.1 · U.S. Government work · accessedDaily sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, solar transit, moonrise, moonset, phase and illumination.
- Weather and Geolocation APIWeatherAPI.com · version Forecast API v1; free plan · WeatherAPI.com terms; commercial and non-commercial use permitted by plan · accessedCurrent weather conditions, the next 24 hours and a three-day forecast.