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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.

22°C

Patchy rain nearby

Feels like
12°C
Humidity
70%
Wind
29.2 km/h S
Recent precipitation
0 mm

3-day forecast

  1. Patchy rain nearby22°C to 22°C44% chance of precipitationWind up to 29.5 km/h
  2. Sunny21°C to 22°C17% chance of precipitationWind up to 25.6 km/h
  3. 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.

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 cities15000
    GeoNames · version 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · accessed
    Place and country names, administrative areas, coordinates, population, capital, codes, currency, calling codes and languages.
  • IANA Time Zone Database
    Internet Assigned Numbers Authority · version 2026b · Public domain · accessed
    Time-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
  • Unicode Common Locale Data Repository
    Unicode Consortium · version 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · accessed
    English display names for countries, currencies and languages.
  • Complete Sun and Moon Data for One Day
    United States Naval Observatory · version API 4.0.1 · U.S. Government work · accessed
    Daily sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, solar transit, moonrise, moonset, phase and illumination.
  • Weather and Geolocation API
    WeatherAPI.com · version Forecast API v1; free plan · WeatherAPI.com terms; commercial and non-commercial use permitted by plan · accessed
    Current weather conditions, the next 24 hours and a three-day forecast.
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