Time zone in New Caledonia
Nouméa is on New Caledonia Standard Time (UTC+11) all year, with no daylight saving time. Its identifier in the international time zone database is Pacific/Noumea: it is what your phone and computer use to show the right time there.
With its overseas territories, France spans 12 time zones, more than any other country. New Caledonia has no daylight saving time, so the gap with Paris changes by one hour when mainland France switches to summer time.
By the sun, noon in Nouméa falls at about 11:54 AM (on average over the year). The city lies at 166.46° east, and every degree of longitude shifts the sun by 4 minutes. Clock time is close to sun time here. See the sunrise and sunset times in Nouméa.
Time difference with major cities
When it is 12:00 PM (noon) in New Caledonia, it is:
| City | January | July |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 8:00 PM, day before | 9:00 PM, day before |
| Los Angeles | 5:00 PM, day before | 6:00 PM, day before |
| London | 1:00 AM | 2:00 AM |
| Paris | 2:00 AM | 3:00 AM |
| Tokyo | 10:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| Sydney | 12:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
The gap with New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris and Sydney changes by one hour during the year: these cities use daylight saving time, Nouméa does not.
Best time to call New Caledonia from New York
To reach someone at work in Nouméa from New York: in January, the best window is from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM in New York, which is 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM the next day in Nouméa. In July, the best window is from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM in New York, which is 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM the next day in Nouméa.
Detailed time differences: Paris and New Caledonia. For any other city, use the time zone converter.