About the time in the Cook Islands
The Cook Islands uses one time zone, Pacific/Rarotonga. Right now it is Cook Islands Standard Time there, which is UTC−10:00. There is no daylight saving time, so the clocks stay the same all year.
- Time zone
- Cook Islands Standard Time, UTC−10:00
- UTC offset
- UTC−10:00 (all year)
- Daylight saving
- No, clocks do not change
- Difference from you
- shown when the page loads
- IANA time zone
Pacific/Rarotonga
Time difference from the Cook Islands
How far ahead or behind the Cook Islands other major cities are right now.
| City | Compared with the Cook Islands | Time now |
| New York | 6 hours ahead | 7:21 AM |
| London | 11 hours ahead | 12:21 PM |
| Paris | 12 hours ahead | 1:21 PM |
| Dubai | 14 hours ahead | 3:21 PM |
| Mumbai | 15 hours 30 minutes ahead | 4:51 PM |
| Singapore | 18 hours ahead | 7:21 PM |
| Tokyo | 19 hours ahead | 8:21 PM |
| Sydney | 21 hours ahead | 10:21 PM |
| Los Angeles | 3 hours ahead | 4:21 AM |
Questions about the time in the Cook Islands
What time zone is the Cook Islands in?
The Cook Islands uses the Pacific/Rarotonga time zone: Cook Islands Standard Time, UTC−10:00, all year round.
Does the Cook Islands observe daylight saving time?
No. The Cook Islands stays on UTC−10:00 all year, so its clocks do not change.
What is the UTC offset in the Cook Islands?
The Cook Islands is always at UTC−10:00.
What is the time difference between the Cook Islands and London?
The Cook Islands is currently 11 hours behind London. The difference can change by an hour for a few weeks a year, when one place starts or ends daylight saving time and the other does not.