Current local time in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea spans 2 time zones, from UTC+10 to UTC+11. The current time in 13 cities, with daylight saving dates and the time zone of each.
Port Moresby (capital)
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
UTC+10
- Capital
- Port Moresby
- Continent
- Oceania
- Time zones
- 2
- Population
- 10,762,817
- Area
- 462,840 km²
- Currency
- Kina (PGK)
- Languages
- English, Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin
- Dialling code
- +675
- Internet domain
- .pg
Time zones in Papua New Guinea
The largest city in each of the 2 zones, with its current time and how it compares to Port Moresby.
| City | Local time | Compared to Port Moresby |
|---|---|---|
| Port MoresbyPapua New Guinea Time · Pacific/Port_Moresby | Tue 6:57 PM | Same time |
| ArawaBougainville Time · Pacific/Bougainville | Tue 7:57 PM | +1h (ahead) |
Current local time in 13 cities in Papua New Guinea
Every city in Papua New Guinea with 15,000 people or more, alphabetically, with its current local time. Open a city for its time zone, clock changes, sunrise and sunset.
- ArawaTue 7:57 PM
- BuloloTue 6:57 PM
- DaruTue 6:57 PM
- GorokaTue 6:57 PM
- KimbeTue 6:57 PM
- KokopoTue 6:57 PM
- LaeTue 6:57 PM
- MadangTue 6:57 PM
- MendiTue 6:57 PM
- Mount HagenTue 6:57 PM
- PopondettaTue 6:57 PM
- Port MoresbyTue 6:57 PM
- WewakTue 6:57 PM
Countries next to Papua New Guinea
Frequently asked questions
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea. Cities elsewhere in Papua New Guinea may be in a different zone; the list on this page shows each one's current time.
2: Papua New Guinea Time in Port Moresby, Bougainville Time in Arawa.
No, not in Port Moresby. Clocks stay on UTC+10 all year.
Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.