What Time Is It in Wallis and Futuna Right Now?

Twelve hours ahead. Wallis and Futuna uses a single time zone at UTC+12 and observes no daylight saving time, so the reading is the same in January and July. Both island groups share it. Use the live clock and converter tool at the top of this page for the exact current time.

Time Zone, Offset and IANA Code for the Territory

Why a Territory at 176°W Runs on UTC+12

West of the line. Both islands lie in western longitude — Wallis near 176°W, Futuna near 178°W — which by longitude alone would put them close to UTC−12. The territory sits on the Asian-Pacific side of the International Date Line instead, in step with Fiji and the region it trades and travels with. That single decision is what places France's calendar day here ahead of every other part of the Republic.

Does Futuna Keep the Same Local Time as Wallis?

One clock, three kingdoms. Some 230 kilometres of open ocean separate the two island groups, and each hosts its own customary kingdom — Uvea on Wallis, Sigave and Alo on Futuna. Administration is layered, but timekeeping is not: all three share UTC+12, and the flight between Hihifo and Pointe Vele changes nothing on your watch. Always confirm schedules directly with the carrier.

No seasonal setting. Wallis and Futuna does not observe daylight saving time, and metropolitan France's spring and autumn changes stop at the territory's boundary. Any future change would be a matter for the French authorities. The result is a clock that needs no maintenance — but a gap with Paris that quietly moves twice a year.

Twenty-Two Hours Between Two Parts of France

Same country, different day. French clocks run from UTC−10 in French Polynesia to UTC+12 here, and since neither territory changes its clocks, that gap between Papeete and Mata-Utu never moves. The practical effect is startling: a Monday morning in Mata-Utu is still Sunday morning in Papeete. Two French territories, two different days, for most of the day.

When Can Paris and Mata-Utu Actually Talk?

Two narrow windows. The working days do not meet. A 9:00 AM start in Paris lands at 8:00 PM in Mata-Utu, or 7:00 PM during French summer time — the end of the local evening rather than the office. The reverse works better: from Paris, dial late, around 9:00 PM in winter or 10:00 PM in summer, to reach the opening of the Wallis and Futuna working day on the following date.

Is Wallis and Futuna the same time as Fiji?

Yes. Both currently hold UTC+12 with no seasonal changes, so the clocks align — Fiji's schedule is set nationally and could be revisited.

Does the territory follow French summer time?

No. Paris moves its clocks and Mata-Utu does not, so the gap between them narrows by an hour for part of the year without anything changing locally.

When is it already tomorrow in Mata-Utu compared with Paris?

From roughly 1:00 PM in Paris in winter, or 2:00 PM during summer time, the next day has already started in the territory.

Is the clock the same as in New Caledonia?

No. Nouméa is the main air link and administrative reference point for the territory, but the two run on different offsets.

Why do systems show only Pacific/Wallis?

The identifier covers the whole territory. Futuna has no separate entry in the time zone database because it has never used a different offset.

Where can I check the current time in Mata-Utu?

The live clock at the top of this page. Because the offset is fixed, whatever it shows needs no seasonal adjustment before you use it.