Tonga · TOT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Neiafu, Tonga runs on UTC+13. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+13 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 17-hour difference between Neiafu and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–11:00 in Neiafu lines up with 16:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 12-hour difference between Neiafu and London. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with London, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. There is a 4-hour difference between Neiafu and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 5 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 13:00–18:00 in Neiafu lines up with 09:00–14:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Apia, Nuku'alofa, Fakaofo. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Neiafu.
Practical Info
Neiafu (Tonga) is home to roughly 6K people. Today brings about 11.1 hours of daylight: sunrise at 07:06, sunset at 18:12. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+13 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 19° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Flag
Tonga
Capital
Nukuʻalofa
Continent
Oceania
Time Zone
TOT · Pacific/Tongatapu
Coordinates
18.65°S, 173.98°W
Currency
TOP (T$)
Calling Code
+676
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
Tongan, English
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Tonga is one of very few places where swimming with humpback whales is permitted, and several hundred arrive in the Vavaʻu group each winter to calve after migrating from Antarctica.
The clock: Neiafu keeps UTC+13, which puts it among the first inhabited places to start each day.
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