Maldives · MVT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Malé, Maldives runs on UTC+5. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+5 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 9-hour difference between Malé and New York. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with New York, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. There is a 4-hour difference between Malé and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 5 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 13:00–18:00 in Malé lines up with 09:00–14:00 in London. There is a 4-hour difference between Malé and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 5 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–14:00 in Malé lines up with 13:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Karachi, Astana, Lahore. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Malé.
Practical Info
Malé (Maldives) is home to roughly 210K people. Today brings about 12.2 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:00, sunset at 18:12. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+5 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 4° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Capital
Malé 👑
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
MVT · Indian/Maldives
Coordinates
4.18°N, 73.51°E
Currency
MVR (Rf)
Calling Code
+960
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Dhivehi
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Malé packs over 200,000 people onto roughly 8 square kilometres, giving it one of the highest population densities of any city in the world. There is no undeveloped land left; the city has built an artificial island next door to expand onto.
The clock: the Maldives keeps UTC+5. Its highest natural point is about 2.4 metres above sea level, the lowest of any country.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
7h overlap