World time
Time in Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington uses Pacific/Auckland time: NZST (UTC+12) as standard time and NZDT (UTC+13) during daylight saving time.
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Time zone
- Pacific/Auckland
- UTC offset
- UTC+12 / UTC+13
- Abbreviation
- NZST / NZDT
- Coordinates
- -41.29, 174.78
- Population
- 381,900
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Clock changes in 2026 and 2027
- Sun 5 Apr 2026: clocks go back 1 hour at 3:00 am, to NZST (UTC+12)
- Sun 27 Sep 2026: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 am, to NZDT (UTC+13)
- Sun 4 Apr 2027: clocks go back 1 hour at 3:00 am, to NZST (UTC+12)
- Sun 26 Sep 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 am, to NZDT (UTC+13)
Working hours overlap
When a 9 am – 5 pm working day in Wellington meets one in each city, shown in Wellington time.
| With | January | July |
|---|---|---|
| London | No overlap | No overlap |
| New York | 9:00 am – 11:00 am (2 hours) | No overlap |
| Sydney | 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (6 hours) | 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (6 hours) |
Sunrise and sunset in Wellington
Local time, 2026. The converter above shows today's.
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox, 20 Mar | 7:23 am | 7:35 pm | 12 h 12 min |
| June solstice, 21 Jun | 7:48 am | 4:59 pm | 9 h 11 min |
| September equinox, 22 Sep | 6:12 am | 6:17 pm | 12 h 05 min |
| December solstice, 21 Dec | 5:45 am | 8:54 pm | 15 h 09 min |
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