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Time in Kiribati now

09:00:05AM

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Kiribati has 3 time zones. The time zone for the capital Tarawa is used here.
Sun: ↑ 06:36AM ↓ 06:42PM (12h 6m) - More info - Make Kiribati time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for Kiribati

UTC +12

Gilbert Island Time (GILT)
now 17 hours ahead of New York

The time in Kiribati is 17 hours ahead of the time in New York when New York is on standard time, and 16 hours ahead of the time in New York when New York is on daylight saving time.
Kiribati does not change between summer time and winter time.
The IANA time zone identifier for Kiribati is Pacific/Tarawa.

Time difference
from Kiribati

Los Angeles	−20 hours	−20 hours
Chicago	−18 hours	−18 hours
New York	−17 hours	−17 hours
Toronto	−17 hours	−17 hours
São Paulo	−15 hours	−15 hours
London	−12 hours	−12 hours
UTC	−12 hours	−12 hours
Lagos	−11 hours	−11 hours
Paris	−11 hours	−11 hours
Zurich	−11 hours	−11 hours
Cairo	−10 hours	−10 hours
Johannesburg	−10 hours	−10 hours
Istanbul	−9 hours	−9 hours
Moscow	−9 hours	−9 hours
Dubai	−8 hours	−8 hours
Mumbai	−6.5 hours	−6.5 hours
Hong Kong	−4 hours	−4 hours
Shanghai	−4 hours	−4 hours
Singapore	−4 hours	−4 hours
Tokyo	−3 hours	−3 hours
Sydney	−1 hours	−1 hours

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Kiribati on the map

Continent: Oceania
Area: 811 km²
Capital: Tarawa
Currency: Dollar (AUD)
Calling code: +686
Internet top level domain: .ki
Latitude: 1.42. Longitude: 172.98
Population: 116,000

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Annual average temperatures
for Kiribati 1901-2021

Each of the stripes represents one year.
Graphics by Ed Hawkins, using data from Berkeley Earth.
See showyourstripes.info.

10 places in
Kiribati

Bairiki Village Betio Village Bikenibeu Village Bonriki Village Eita Village Makin Village Tabwakea Village Tarawa Teaoraereke Village Temaiku Village