Current time in Wellington, New Zealand
New Zealand Time
UTC+13:00- Time zone
- New Zealand Time · Pacific/Auckland
- UTC offset now
- UTC+13:00 NZDT
- Abbreviation
- NZST / NZDT
- Daylight saving
- Forward the last Sunday in September at 02:00, back the first Sunday in April at 03:00.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 03:00 (NZDT → NZST).
- Difference from you
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- Location
- Wellington Region, New Zealand (capital) · 41.29° S, 174.78° E
- Population
- 381,900
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Wellington at about 12:21 standard time: the clock runs about 21 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:12 and 13:35 on the local clock, including the hour added by daylight saving time.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 21) | 07:24 | 19:31 | 12h 08m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 07:46 | 16:58 | 9h 11m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 06:09 | 18:18 | 12h 09m |
| December solstice (Dec 22) | 05:44 | 20:54 | 15h 10m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 06:59–19:24 (12 h 25 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.