Current time in Samoa
Local time in Samoa
The time in Samoa is 13 hours ahead of UTC and 17 hours ahead of Ashburn. There is no daylightsaving in effect at the moment.
Details for the time in Samoa
| Current time |
8:46 a.m.
|
| Timezone | Pacific/Apia (+13) |
| Olson timezone name | Pacific/Apia |
| Time difference | 17 hours ahead of Ashburn |
| 13 hours ahead of UTC |
Samoa Daylight Saving time (DST)
Samoa uses Daylight Savings time. In the table below you can find out when DST begins and when DST ends in Samoa.
| DST Started 2020 | Sept. 26, 2020 Forward 1 hour |
| DST Ends 2022 | April 2, 2022 Backward 1 hour |
| Next DST Start 2021 | Sept. 25, 2021 Forward 1 hour |
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.