Indian/Maldives is an IANA time zone used in Maldives. It stays on UTC+5 all year.
Indian/Maldives at a glance
| UTC offset now | UTC+5 |
|---|---|
| Standard time | UTC+5 |
| Used in | Maldives |
How Indian/Maldives keeps time
This zone has a single offset, UTC+5, with no seasonal changes recorded since 1970.
Countries and cities on Indian/Maldives
Indian/Maldives is used in Maldives. These are the largest cities in our list that follow it.
Indian/Maldives compared with other time zones
Differences change during the year when one side moves to or from daylight saving time, so the table shows January and July separately.
| City | Time now | Difference now | In January | In July |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (United States) | --:-- | 10 h behind | 10 h behind | 9 h behind |
| Los Angeles (United States) | --:-- | 13 h behind | 13 h behind | 12 h behind |
| London (United Kingdom) | --:-- | 5 h behind | 5 h behind | 4 h behind |
| Paris (France) | --:-- | 4 h behind | 4 h behind | 3 h behind |
| Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | --:-- | 1 h behind | 1 h behind | 1 h behind |
| Mumbai (India) | --:-- | 30 min ahead | 30 min ahead | 30 min ahead |
| Singapore | --:-- | 3 h ahead | 3 h ahead | 3 h ahead |
| Tokyo (Japan) | --:-- | 4 h ahead | 4 h ahead | 4 h ahead |
| Sydney (Australia) | --:-- | 6 h ahead | 6 h ahead | 5 h ahead |
| UTC | --:-- | 5 h behind | 5 h behind | 5 h behind |
Other zones on UTC+5 right now
These IANA zones show the same time as Indian/Maldives today. Their clock-change rules may differ.
- Asia/Almaty
- Asia/Aqtau
- Asia/Aqtobe
- Asia/Ashgabat
- Asia/Atyrau
- Asia/Dushanbe
- Asia/Karachi
- Asia/Oral
- Asia/Qostanay
- Asia/Qyzylorda
- Asia/Samarkand
- Asia/Tashkent
Using Indian/Maldives in software
Use the zone name Indian/Maldives rather than an abbreviation or a fixed offset. Abbreviations can mean several zones, and offsets ignore future clock changes.
Show the current time in Indian/Maldives:
// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'Indian/Maldives', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date());
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.now(ZoneInfo('Indian/Maldives'))
// PHP
(new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('Indian/Maldives')))->format('c');
# Shell
TZ=Indian/Maldives datePlan around the time in Indian/Maldives
- Convert a time to or from Indian/Maldives: pick a date and time and see it in every city on your list.
- Add Malé to your world clock to keep it next to your own time.
- Find a meeting time that falls inside office hours in Indian/Maldives and the other cities you work with.
- Open a full-screen clock for your own time zone.
Frequently asked questions
What is the UTC offset of Indian/Maldives?
UTC+5, all year.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database, version 2026e. Place names and coordinates: GeoNames. Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the coordinates and can differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.