Geographic position of Funafuti
Funafuti is located in the Southern Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere. Its coordinates are 8.5243° S, 179.1942° E.
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Distance from the Equator:
about 949 km (590 mi)
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Distance from the North Pole:
about 10,968 km (6,815 mi)
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Distance from the South Pole:
about 9,070 km (5,636 mi)
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Distance from the Prime Meridian:
about 19,728 km (12,258 mi) east
Funafuti lies in the tropical latitude zone. This latitude affects daylight length, seasonal variation and how local solar time compares with standard clock time.
Population Ranking of Funafuti
With a population of 6,320, Funafuti ranks as the 1st most populous city in Tuvalu, out of 1 cities tracked on this site.
Airport in Funafuti
Funafuti International Airport (FUN / NGFU) is a regional airport serving Funafuti directly.
Current local time at the airport is 05:20:08.
Daylight saving time in Funafuti
Funafuti uses the IANA time zone identifier Pacific/Funafuti. The current local offset is UTC+12 / +12.
Funafuti does not observe daylight saving time in 2026. The UTC offset remains stable throughout the year.
Best Time to Call Funafuti
Business hours in Funafuti (9 AM-5 PM local time) fall at these local times elsewhere:
- New York: 5:00 PM (previous day) - 1:00 AM ( Partial overlap)
- Los Angeles: 2:00 PM (previous day) - 10:00 PM (previous day) ( Partial overlap)
- London: 10:00 PM (previous day) - 6:00 AM ( Outside normal hours)
- Dubai: 1:00 AM - 9:00 AM ( Outside normal hours)
- Mumbai: 2:30 AM - 10:30 AM ( Outside normal hours)
- Tokyo: 6:00 AM - 2:00 PM ( Partial overlap)
- Sydney: 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM ( Partial overlap)
Times shown reflect current UTC offsets and may shift by up to an hour around daylight saving transitions.
Time Difference from Funafuti
Compare time in Funafuti with major cities worldwide.
