Time zone in Port Louis
Port Louis is on Mauritius Standard Time (UTC+4) all year, with no daylight saving time. Its identifier in the international time zone database is Indian/Mauritius: it is what your phone and computer use to show the right time there.
Mauritius stays on UTC+4 all year, the same time as Réunion and Dubai. It has used daylight saving time only twice, in the summers of 1982-1983 and 2008-2009.
By the sun, noon in Port Louis falls at about 12:10 PM (on average over the year). The city lies at 57.50° 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 Port Louis.
Time difference with major cities
When it is 12:00 PM (noon) in Port Louis, it is:
| City | January | July |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 3:00 AM | 4:00 AM |
| Los Angeles | 12:00 AM | 1:00 AM |
| London | 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM |
| Paris | 9:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| Tokyo | 5:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| Sydney | 7:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
The gap with New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris and Sydney changes by one hour during the year: these cities use daylight saving time, Port Louis does not.
Best time to call Port Louis from New York
To reach someone at work in Port Louis from New York: in January, the best window is from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM in New York, which is 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Port Louis. In July, the best window is from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM in New York, which is 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Port Louis.
Detailed time differences: Paris and Port Louis. For any other city, use the time zone converter.