Current time in Tunis
Tunis is the capital and a major global city of Tunisia, sitting in the Northern Africa region and operating on the Africa/Tunis timezone (UTC+01:00, GMT+1). With a population of around 1.1M, it is one of the most internationally connected cities in Tunisia, making accurate local time essential for business, travel, and remote collaboration.
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Tunis, Tunisia
Timezone
Africa/Tunis
UTC offset
UTC+01:00
Standard
CET
DST
No regular shift
Local time guide
Time in Tunis for calls, travel, and planning
Tunis is the capital and a major global city of Tunisia, sitting in the Northern Africa region and operating on the Africa/Tunis timezone (UTC+01:00, GMT+1). With a population of around 1.1M, it is one of the most internationally connected cities in Tunisia, making accurate local time essential for business, travel, and remote collaboration.
Use this page when you need the live local time in Tunis for meetings, travel plans, event schedules, support hours, or international calls. London is currently the same time as Tunis. New York is currently 5 hours behind Tunis.
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Timezone
Africa/Tunis
UTC Offset
UTC+01:00
Timezone abbreviation
GMT+1
DST
Not active
Region
Northern Africa
Country
Tunisia
State / Area
Tunis
Calling Code
+216
City profile
Useful local details for Tunis
Tunis is located in Tunisia, Tunisia, in the Africa continent. The primary language spoken here is Arabic. The city has a population of approximately 1.1M, ranking it #221 in Tunisia by size. For timezone purposes, Tunis uses Africa/Tunis (UTC+01:00). It does not observe daylight saving time, so its UTC offset stays consistent year-round.
Travel and calls
Daylight Saving Time
Tunis does not observe daylight saving time. Its UTC offset of UTC+01:00 stays consistent throughout the year, which makes it a stable reference point when comparing with cities that do change clocks seasonally.
Tunis does not observe Daylight Saving Time.
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Planning calls with Tunis
For work calls, the standard business window in Tunis is roughly 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM GMT+1. If the other party is in a distant timezone, verify the exact date before sending a calendar invite daylight saving transitions can shift the overlap by an hour without warning.
Local planning notes
Use for meetings
Check Tunis local time before inviting people across Northern Africa or other regions.
Use for travel
For travel and business planning, Tunis uses TND and the calling code for Tunisia is +216. Languages spoken here include Arabic. The city has a population of around 1.1M, making it a major regional hub for timezone planning in Northern Africa.
Use for daylight saving
Tunis does not observe daylight saving time. Its UTC offset of UTC+01:00 stays consistent throughout the year, which makes it a stable reference point when comparing with cities that do change clocks seasonally.
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