Current Time in British Indian Ocean Territory
British Indian Ocean Territory uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in British Indian Ocean Territory
It's 12:59 PM IOT (UTC+06:00) in British Indian Ocean Territory on Sunday, 15 November 2026.
British Indian Ocean Territory does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+6 all year.
- Time zone
- Indian Ocean Time
- IANA: Indian/Chagos
- UTC offset now
- UTC+06:00 (IOT)
- Clock changes
- No clock changes: UTC+6 all year.
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Chagos
How British Indian Ocean Territory writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- day-month-year, e.g. 25/11/2026 · 25 November 2026
- Clock
- 24-hour
- e.g. 15:30
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the en-IO locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Time difference from British Indian Ocean Territory
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in British Indian Ocean Territory time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Sun 6:59 AM | 6 h behind | 2 h (15:00–17:00) |
| New York | Sun 1:59 AM | 11 h behind | None |
| Los Angeles | Sat 10:59 PM | 14 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Sun 10:59 AM | 2 h behind | 6 h (11:00–17:00) |
| Singapore | Sun 2:59 PM | 2 h ahead | 6 h (09:00–15:00) |
| Tokyo | Sun 3:59 PM | 3 h ahead | 5 h (09:00–14:00) |
| Sydney | Sun 5:59 PM | 5 h ahead | 3 h (09:00–12:00) |
| São Paulo | Sun 3:59 AM | 9 h behind | None |
British Indian Ocean Territory at a glance
- Capital
- Diego Garcia
- Population
- —
- Currency
- United States dollar (USD)
Questions about time in British Indian Ocean Territory
- What time is it in British Indian Ocean Territory right now?
- When this page was generated it was 12:59 PM IOT (UTC+06:00) in British Indian Ocean Territory.
- How many time zones does British Indian Ocean Territory have?
- British Indian Ocean Territory uses one time zone, Indian Ocean Time (IANA ID Indian/Chagos).
- Does British Indian Ocean Territory observe daylight saving time?
- No. British Indian Ocean Territory does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+6 all year.