When to call Maldives (+960)
The Maldives runs on MVT — five hours ahead of GMT, sitting between India and Sri Lanka. Knowing the best time to call the Maldives on +960 keeps you inside Malé resort and business office hours.
MVT, at a glance.
See the live gap between a global reference city and the Maldives' single MVT zone — no calculator needed.
Maldives against the world's hubs.
Compare live Maldivian time against New York, London and Dubai so your call lands inside Malé office hours.
Understanding the time difference between the United States and Maldives
Time zone differences across other major countries
Why timing matters for calls to the Maldives.
MVT puts the Maldives at the heart of South Asian trading hours — catch the Malé morning and you're in step with India and Sri Lanka at the same time.
The best windows to reach the Maldives.
Four factors that decide when a Maldivian prospect picks up — anchored to the single MVT business day.
Maldives runs at +05:00
The zone is Indian/Maldives. Every window on this page is worked out from that offset rather than a rule of thumb, so the times shown are the ones that actually apply to Maldives.
No daylight saving
Maldives stays on +05:00 all year. The windows below only move when the caller's own country changes its clocks, not when Maldives does.
Shared hours with 3 of 5 markets
Callers in London, Mumbai, Sydney share part of the working day with Maldives. The table above gives the exact intersection for each.
Where the gap is too wide
There is no 9-to-5 overlap with New York, Los Angeles. Calling Maldives from those cities means someone is working outside normal hours — worth saying so when you book the call.
How to call the Maldives using the +960 code.
Four simple steps for every call into the Maldives — seven digits, no area code.
Number anatomy
Dial exit code
Press + on mobile or 00 from most landlines. This opens an international line.
Enter +960
Maldives's international code. Every call to Maldives must start with +960.
Area prefix
Add the local area or mobile network code — always drop any leading zero used for domestic calls.
Full number
Dial the remaining subscriber digits. Your number is now correctly formatted for international routing.
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When your working day overlaps Maldives
Callers in London, Mumbai and Sydney share part of the working day with Maldives. There is no shared working window with New York and Los Angeles.
| Calling from | Maldives is | Call at (your time) | Which is (their time) |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 10h ahead | No shared working hours — you would need to call outside 9am-5pm | |
| Los Angeles | 13h ahead | No shared working hours — you would need to call outside 9am-5pm | |
| London | 5h ahead | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
| Mumbai | 30m behind | 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM | 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM |
| Sydney | 6h behind | 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM | 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM |
Windows are the intersection of a 9am-5pm working day in each place, using Maldives'standard-time offset of +05:00. Maldives does not observe daylight saving, so these windows hold all year — though they shift when the caller's own country changes its clocks.
FAQ
Calling Maldives, answered.
Time zone, daylight saving and dialling questions for Maldives (+960).