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Current local time in Tunis

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01:00:00
1 October 2026ThursdayThursday, 1 October 2026
Calling Code +216
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Sun & moon in Tunis today

Sunrise
06:13
Sunset
18:04
Daylight
11.9hrs
Next full moon
26 Oct
Hunter's Moon

Annual daylight in Tunis

J9.9 hrsF10.8 hrsM11.9 hrsA13.1 hrsM14.1 hrsJ14.7 hrsJ14.5 hrsA13.6 hrsS12.5 hrsO11.3 hrsN10.2 hrsD9.7 hrs

Working hours in Tunis

8h overlap
TunisUTC+1
06121824
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06121824
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Time zone guide for Tunis

Tunis, Tunisia runs on UTC+1. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+1 — daylight saving time is not observed. The time difference between Tunis and New York is 5 hours. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 4 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 14:00–18:00 in Tunis lines up with 09:00–13:00 in New York. Tunis and London currently share the same clock. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 9 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–18:00 in Tunis lines up with 09:00–18:00 in London. The time difference between Tunis and Tokyo is 8 hours. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 1 hour a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–10:00 in Tunis lines up with 17:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Lagos, Kinshasa, Algiers. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Tunis.

Practical information for Tunis

Tunis (Tunisia) is home to roughly 1.1M people. Today brings about 11.9 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:13, sunset at 18:04. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+1 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 37° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

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Tunisia

Tunisia

Capital

Tunis 👑

Continent

Africa

Time Zone

UTC+1 · Africa/Tunis

Coordinates

36.81°N, 10.18°E

Currency

TND (د.ت)

Calling Code

+216

Driving Side

Right

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

Arabic

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

A Rival That Rome Erased

Carthage, now a suburb of Tunis, was destroyed by Rome in 146 BC after three wars, then rebuilt by Rome as one of the largest cities in its empire. What survives is mostly the Roman version, built on top of the Punic one.

The clock: Tunisia keeps UTC+1 with no daylight saving. Its medina, listed by UNESCO, holds around 700 monuments in about 270 hectares.

The sun and the clock in Tunis (2026)

Solar noon12:19on UTC+1 standard time
Longest day14h 41m22 June
Shortest day9h 38m22 December
Yearly average12h 11mof daylight a day
Earliest sunrise04:5914 June
Latest sunset19:4230 June

Tunis lies at 10.2°E. Its time zone, UTC+1, is built around the 15°E meridian. The 4.8° gap between them means the clock runs roughly 19 minutes ahead of the sun: solar noon arrives at about 12:19 rather than 12:00. The zone holds UTC+1 all year — there is no daylight saving here.

The longest day of 2026 is 22 June, with 14h 41m of daylight. The shortest is 22 December, with 9h 38m. The swing between them is 5h 3m. This is the latitude band where the difference between summer and winter evenings is most obvious.

The earliest sunrise and the latest sunset do not land on the longest day. In Tunis the sun comes up earliest on 14 June at 04:59, while the latest sunset waits until 30 June at 19:42. The equation of time is what separates them: the Earth's elliptical orbit and axial tilt move solar noon back and forth by several minutes over the year.

The sky stays usably light for a while after the sun goes down. In Tunis that civil twilight runs about 26 minutes at the equinox, stretching to 31 minutes at the solstice.

Every figure in this section is computed from the city's own latitude, longitude and IANA time zone using NOAA solar algorithms (Spencer, 1971), accurate to about ±2 arcminutes below 65° latitude.

Frequently asked questions

What is the current time and timezone in Tunis?

The official timezone for Tunis, Tunisia is Africa/Tunis with a current UTC offset of UTC+1.

What is the population and location of Tunis?

Tunis has an estimated population of 1.1M and is located at coordinates 36.81°N, 10.18°E. It is the capital city of Tunisia.

How many hours of daylight does Tunis get?

Tunis gets 14h 41m of daylight on its longest day and 9h 38m on its shortest, averaging 12h 11m a day across the year.

What time is solar noon in Tunis?

Solar noon in Tunis falls at about 12:19 on UTC+1 standard time, because the city sits 4.8° from the meridian its zone is built on.

What is an interesting fact or statistic about Tunis?

A Rival That Rome Erased: Carthage, now a suburb of Tunis, was destroyed by Rome in 146 BC after three wars, then rebuilt by Rome as one of the largest cities in its empire.