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What time is it in Noumea?
03:02:24
Saturday 14 November 2026
- Noumea, New Caledonia
- Time zone UTC+11:00
- No daylight saving time
- Sunrise 05:03 · sunset 18:13
Time difference with Noumea
Noumea is on UTC+11:00 right now: 11 hours ahead of UTC all year round.
| City | Time | Compared with Noumea |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 16:02 | 11 hours behind |
| New York United States | 11:02 | 16 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 08:02 | 19 hours behind |
| Paris France | 17:02 | 10 hours behind |
| Berlin Germany | 17:02 | 10 hours behind |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 20:02 | 7 hours behind |
| New Delhi India | 21:32 | 5 h 30 min behind |
| Singapore Singapore | 00:02 | 3 hours behind |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 00:02 | 3 hours behind |
| Tokyo Japan | 01:02 | 2 hours behind |
| Sydney Australia | 03:02 | same time |
| São Paulo Brazil | 13:02 | 14 hours behind |
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France – New Caledonia time difference · Paris – Nouméa time difference
Daylight saving time in Noumea
Noumea does not change its clocks: UTC+11:00 all year round.
History of local time in Noumea
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 2 March 1997 | UTC+11 all year round |
| 1996 – 1997 | UTC+11, with a temporary switch to UTC+12 |
| 1978 – 1995 | UTC+11 all year round |
| 1977 | UTC+11, with a temporary switch to UTC+12 |
| until 1976 | UTC+11 all year round |
Official time zone (IANA database): Pacific/Noumea. Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Noumea
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 769 km away, Kingston (Norfolk Island) is 1 hour ahead of Noumea in January and on the same time in July.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Mont-Dore | 12 km |
| Dumbéa | 13 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Noumea
- Sunrise
- 05:03
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Day length
- 13 h 9 min
- Tomorrow
- +1 min
Dawn 04:39, dusk 18:37, solar noon 11:38. Shortest day: 21 June 2026 (10 h 46 min); longest: 21 December 2026 (13 h 30 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:01 (21 November 2026), latest at 06:34 (29 June 2027); earliest sunset at 17:17 (31 May 2027), latest at 18:43 (7 January 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 22 % illuminated
Moonrise 08:31 · moonset 22:28 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 22:47 · moon calendar
Good to know about the time in Noumea
Noumea uses New Caledonia time, UTC+11 all year round: it is 10 hours ahead of Paris in January and 9 hours ahead in July. When people get up in Paris, the day is ending in Noumea.
The territory tried daylight saving time in the late 1970s, then again in 1996–1997, before giving it up. France – New Caledonia time difference