New Caledonia · NCT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Nouméa, New Caledonia runs on UTC+11. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+11 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 15-hour difference between Nouméa 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 10-hour difference between Nouméa 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 2-hour difference between Nouméa and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 7 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 11:00–18:00 in Nouméa lines up with 09:00–16:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Port Vila, Honiara, Palikir. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Nouméa.
Practical Info
Nouméa (New Caledonia) is home to roughly 182K people. Today brings about 10.6 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:36, sunset at 17:12. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+11 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 22° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
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New Caledonia
Capital
Nouméa 👑
Continent
Oceania
Time Zone
NCT · Pacific/Noumea
Coordinates
22.27°S, 166.44°E
Currency
XPF (₣)
Calling Code
+687
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
French
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
New Caledonia's barrier reef encloses a lagoon of about 24,000 square kilometres, one of the largest in the world and a UNESCO site since 2008. The reef itself runs roughly 1,500 kilometres.
The clock: Nouméa keeps UTC+11. New Caledonia holds around a quarter of the world's known nickel reserves.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
1h overlap