Palu in numbers
- Coordinates
- -0.9083, 119.8710
- Population
- 389 959
- Region
- Central Sulawesi
- Country
- Indonesia, Asia
- Capital
- Jakarta — 1561 km away
- Same name
- 34 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
The time in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia at this very moment is shown below, in the Asia/Makassar zone (+8).
Palu, Indonesia
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC+8 · Asia/Makassar
Local time in Palu
UTC+8 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Palu, Central Sulawesi.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:41 AM Solar noon 11:45 AM Sunset 5:50 PM Daylight 12 h 09 min Night 11 h 51 min Civil twilight 5:20 AM – 6:11 PM
Weather in Palu right now
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Palu and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 30653
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Central Sulawesi
Other places named Palu
- Palu Elazığ, Turkey
- Palù Veneto, Italy
- Palu Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
- Palù Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
- Palu Veneto, Italy
Same time zone — Asia/Makassar
- Makassar Indonesia
- Samarinda Indonesia
- Balikpapan Indonesia
- Denpasar Indonesia
- Banjarmasin Indonesia
Nearby places
Time and daylight in Palu
Palu follows Asia/Makassar, giving it a UTC+8 offset. Does the zone observe daylight saving? No.
Today's sunrise at Palu falls at 5:41 AM; sunset follows at 5:50 PM. Between them lie 12 h 09 min of daylight.
Beka and Kotapulu are near Palu and do not differ from it in time.
Postal codes tied to Palu number 1.
Questions and answers
- What time zone should be selected for Palu?
- Select Asia/Makassar for Palu; the offset is +8.
- Does Palu switch between standard time and daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Palu: No.
- How early does the sun rise in Palu?
- The first sunlight comes at 5:41 AM.