Time ZonesAbout this time zone
All of Samoa keeps one time. Computers and phones know it by the zone name Pacific/Apia. Its time is UTC+13, which means it is 13 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) all year round. Compared with India (IST), it is 7 hours 30 minutes ahead of India.
Clock changes in 2026 and 2027
Samoa does not change its clocks in 2026 or 2027. The time stays at UTC+13 all year, so there is no daylight saving time to remember.
Time difference with major cities
| When it is 12:00 noon in Samoa, it is | In January 2026 | In July 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| India | 4:30 am7 hours 30 minutes behind | 4:30 am7 hours 30 minutes behind |
| United Kingdom | 11:00 pm previous day13 hours behind | 12:00 am12 hours behind |
| France | 12:00 am12 hours behind | 1:00 am11 hours behind |
| New York, United States | 6:00 pm previous day18 hours behind | 7:00 pm previous day17 hours behind |
| Chicago, United States | 5:00 pm previous day19 hours behind | 6:00 pm previous day18 hours behind |
| Los Angeles, United States | 3:00 pm previous day21 hours behind | 4:00 pm previous day20 hours behind |
| United Arab Emirates | 3:00 am9 hours behind | 3:00 am9 hours behind |
| Singapore | 7:00 am5 hours behind | 7:00 am5 hours behind |
| Japan | 8:00 am4 hours behind | 8:00 am4 hours behind |
| Sydney, Australia | 10:00 am2 hours behind | 9:00 am3 hours behind |
The table uses the offsets in force in mid January and mid July 2026. Use the converter for any other date.
Clock time and sun time in Samoa
A time zone is an agreement, and the sun does not follow it exactly. Apia, the largest city in this zone, lies at about 171.8° west. Each degree of longitude is worth four minutes, so by the sun alone its time would be about 11 hours 27 minutes behind UTC. The clock is set to UTC+13. The sun is therefore highest in the sky at about 12:27 pm by the clock, not at 12:00. The clock runs more than an hour ahead of the sun here, one of the wider gaps in the world. Mornings stay dark late by the clock and evenings stay light. Other places in the zone, to the east or west of Apia, see the sun peak a little earlier or later. Through the year the figure also drifts by up to a quarter of an hour either way.
How long the day is
Apia is about 13.8° south of the equator. On the longest day of the year, around 21 December, the sun is up for about 12 hours 57 minutes. On the shortest, around 21 June, for about 11 hours 18 minutes. The difference between summer and winter is about 1 hour 38 minutes, and the clocks stay the same all year.
Office hours shared with other places
If both sides work from 9 am to 6 pm, these are the hours when a call falls inside the working day at both ends. Times are for Samoa.
- With India, all year: 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm here, which is 9:00 am to 10:30 am in India (1 hour 30 minutes shared).
- With London, in January: no shared office hour: 9:00 am here is 8:00 pm in London, and 6:00 pm here is 5:00 am there, so one side has to start early or stay late. In July: no shared office hour: 9:00 am here is 9:00 pm in London, and 6:00 pm here is 6:00 am there, so one side has to start early or stay late.
- With New York, in January: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm here, which is 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm in New York (3 hours shared). In July: 9:00 am to 11:00 am here, which is 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm in New York (2 hours shared).
How many people keep this time
The GeoNames list has 1 place of 15,000 people or more in this zone area, Apia, with about 40,000 people. People in villages and smaller towns are not in that count, so the true number on this clock is higher.
Cities that keep this time
The largest cities in this zone: Apia.
Places with exactly the same time
These zones show the same time as Samoa through the whole year: Tongatapu, Tonga.
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