Current Time in Maldives
The Maldives 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 the Maldives
It's 11:41 AM MVT (UTC+05:00) in the Maldives on Sunday, 15 November 2026.
The Maldives does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+5 all year.
- Time zone
- Maldives Time
- IANA: Indian/Maldives
- UTC offset now
- UTC+05:00 (MVT)
- Clock changes
- No clock changes: UTC+5 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
Male
How the Maldives writes dates and times
- Date format
- MM/DD/YYYY
- month-day-year, e.g. 11/25/2026 · November 25, 2026
- Clock
- 24-hour
- e.g. 15:30
- Week starts on
- Friday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the dv-MV locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Time difference from the Maldives
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in the Maldives time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Sun 6:41 AM | 5 h behind | 3 h (14:00–17:00) |
| New York | Sun 1:41 AM | 10 h behind | None |
| Los Angeles | Sat 10:41 PM | 13 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Sun 10:41 AM | 1 h behind | 7 h (10:00–17:00) |
| Singapore | Sun 2:41 PM | 3 h ahead | 5 h (09:00–14:00) |
| Tokyo | Sun 3:41 PM | 4 h ahead | 4 h (09:00–13:00) |
| Sydney | Sun 5:41 PM | 6 h ahead | 2 h (09:00–11:00) |
| São Paulo | Sun 3:41 AM | 8 h behind | None |
The Maldives at a glance
- Capital
- Malé
- Population
- 515,132
- Currency
- Maldivian rufiyaa (MVR)
Questions about time in the Maldives
- What time is it in the Maldives right now?
- When this page was generated it was 11:41 AM MVT (UTC+05:00) in the Maldives.
- How many time zones does the Maldives have?
- The Maldives uses one time zone, Maldives Time (IANA ID Indian/Maldives).
- Does the Maldives observe daylight saving time?
- No. The Maldives does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+5 all year.