Current time in Samoa
Local time in Samoa
The time in Samoa is 13 hours ahead of UTC and 18 hours ahead of Columbus. The timezone in Samoa is West Samoa Time (WST). Samoa is not using Daylight Saving Time (DST) but used to in the past. The last DST transition was in 2021.
Details for the time in Samoa
| Current time | 2:57 a.m.
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| Time zone | West Samoa Time (WST) |
| IANA time zone | Pacific/Apia |
| Your time difference | 18 hours ahead of Columbus |
| UTC time difference | UTC+13 13 hours ahead of UTC |
Samoa Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Samoa is not using Daylight Saving Time.
Samoa
Samoa uses Western Samoa Time WST. WST is UTC +1300. Samoa's latitude and longitude is 13° 35 S and 172° 20 W . Therefore being thirteen hours ahead of UTC is too much for the islands. Being twelve hours ahead (or behind) UTC would be more suitable. However, there is no daylight savings time on Samoa. The Island is on daylight savings time all year round.
Important cities in Samoa
The current time in some important cities in Samoa is shown below.
Time in Samoa