Plugs and voltage
Tuvalu uses Type I sockets. Mains supply is 230 V at 50 Hz.
At 230 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.
Money
$ Australian Dollar AUD
| 1 USD | 1.42 AUD |
|---|---|
| 1 EUR | 1.59 AUD |
| 1 GBP | 1.91 AUD |
| 1 JPY | 0.009053 AUD |
Price level 97 (US = 100, 2021)
Everyday household prices in Tuvalu are about 97% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: dearer than the median country (50). All countries
Language
- Tuvaluofficial85%
- Englishofficial9%
Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).
Time
Tuvalu is on UTC+12, with no daylight saving time.
Driving
Traffic in Tuvalu drives on the left, so the steering wheel is on the right. All left-driving countries
Public holidays in the next 12 months
13 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.
December 2026
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day
- Boxing Day (observed)
January 2027
- New Year's Day
March 2027
- Good Friday
- Easter Monday
May 2027
- Gospel Day
June 2027
- King's Birthday
August 2027
- National Youth Day
October 2027
- Tuvalu Day
- Tuvalu Day
- Tuvalu Day (observed)
- National Children's Day
Travel advisories
United States · State Department
Level 1 Exercise normal precautions
Read the full advisory. Checked 2026-11-02.
United Kingdom · FCDO
No warnings The FCDO does not advise against travel to Tuvalu.
Updated 2026-03-19. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.
Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.
Other practical facts
- Calling code
- +688
- Internet domain
- .tv
- Measurement
- Metric
- Paper size
- A4
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Read more
- Wikipedia
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Flag: Flag of Tuvalu.svg, Public domain. Arms: Coat of arms of Tuvalu.svg, CC BY-SA 3.0, Denelson83. Electricity: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), see methodology.
