Marshall Islands: plugs, voltage, currency, time & travel facts

Plugs and voltage

The Marshall Islands uses Types A and B sockets. Mains supply is 120 V at 60 Hz.

At 120 V, devices from 220–240 V countries that are not dual-voltage will run weakly or not at all. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.

Money

$ US Dollar USD

Reference rates, 2026-10-30 (ECB)
1 EUR	1.12 USD
1 GBP	1.34 USD
1 JPY	0.006359 USD
1 AUD	0.7025 USD

US Dollar: where it's used and rates

Price level 95 (US = 100, 2021)

Everyday household prices in the Marshall Islands are about 95% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: dearer than the median country (50). All countries

Language

Englishofficial93%
Marshalleseofficial73%

Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).

Time

UTC+12

The Marshall Islands is on UTC+12, with no daylight saving time.

Driving

Traffic in the Marshall Islands drives on the right, so the steering wheel is on the left.

Public holidays in the next 12 months

11 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.