Fakaofo, Tokelau · UTC+13
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Fakaofo is one of Tokelau’s three coral atolls, home to about 500 people. It uses Pacific/Fakaofo, UTC+13, year-round. Tokelau is a New Zealand territory, and in 2011, the territory made a timezone leap that has no equal in modern history: on December 29, 2011, Tokelau moved from UTC-11 to UTC+13, skipping December 30 entirely. The entire date ceased to exist on those atolls.
skipping a day to sync with New Zealand
The reason was practical. Tokelau is administered from New Zealand and receives most of its supplies and communications from Samoa. Until 2011, Tokelau and New Zealand were 23 hours apart in the same direction, meaning that despite being close neighbors, they were almost a full day out of sync. By crossing the date line, the territory brought itself within 1 hour of New Zealand and within the same business week as its key partners.
Fakaofo sits at 9 degrees south and is barely above sea level, vulnerable to storm surges and sea-level rise. The atoll’s residents, who number in the hundreds, have limited infrastructure and no airstrip. Supply ships bring food and fuel. When the calendar date shifted in 2011, it felt significant in an administrative sense; the residents had more pressing concerns about whether the sea would continue rising.
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Questions about time in Fakaofo
- What timezone is Fakaofo in?
- Fakaofo uses the IANA timezone
Pacific/Fakaofo. The UTC offset is always UTC+13 — this timezone does not observe daylight saving time. - Does Fakaofo observe daylight saving time?
- No. Fakaofo does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+13 all year round.
- What is the current UTC offset for Fakaofo?
- Fakaofo is currently at UTC+13.
- What is the time difference between Fakaofo and New York?
- Fakaofo is currently 17 hours ahead of New York.
- What is the time difference between Fakaofo and London?
- Fakaofo is currently 12 hours ahead of London.
- What is the time difference between Fakaofo and Los Angeles?
- Fakaofo is currently 20 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- What is the time difference between Fakaofo and Tokyo?
- Fakaofo is currently 4 hours ahead of Tokyo.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Fakaofo?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Fakaofo is
Pacific/Fakaofo. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Pacific/Fakaofo' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('Pacific/Fakaofo')`), or any IANA-compatible library.