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01:01:39 Sun, 29 Jun 2025
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| UTC Offset: UTC +5 |
Maldives Time (MVT) is the standard time zone used across the Maldives, operating at UTC+5 hours throughout the year with no daylight saving time adjustments. Also known as Maldives Standard Time, MVT provides a uniform time reference for the country's many islands and atolls in the Indian Ocean, supporting consistent scheduling and communication nationwide.
Importance and Global Use of MVT
MVT is vital for the Maldives, a nation heavily dependent on tourism and fishing. A stable, fixed time zone allows resorts, airports, and local transport services to coordinate seamlessly, helping to deliver a smooth experience for millions of visitors each year and supporting efficient national administration.
Internationally, while MVT is unique to the Maldives, its alignment with UTC+5 facilitates trade, tourism, and diplomatic exchanges with neighboring South Asian countries. Airlines, shipping companies, and global businesses rely on Maldives Time for scheduling, which ensures better regional and global connectivity for this strategically located island nation.
Where and When MVT is used worldwide
Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean countries using MVT all year
- Maldives
Other Time Zones in UTC +5
Other time zones share the same offset as Maldives Time (MVT), but are known by different names. While their clocks align, they may represent different regions or countries based on local time zone definitions.
- Aqtobe Time – AQTT
- Mawson Time – MAWT
- Oral Time – ORAT
- Pakistan Standard Time – PKT
- French Southern and Antarctic Time – TFT
- Tajikistan Time – TJT
- Turkmenistan Time – TMT
- Uzbekistan Time – UZT
- Vostok Time – VOST
- Yekaterinburg Time – YEKT