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Time.is

Time in Wellington, New Zealand now

06:49:47AM

Friday, September 25, 2026

Wellington switches to daylight saving time at 02:00AM on Sunday, September 27. The time is set one hour forward.
Sun: ↑ 06:05AM ↓ 06:20PM (12h 15m) - More info - Make Wellington time default - Add to favourite locations

Time zone info for Wellington

UTC +12

New Zealand Standard Time (NZST)
now 16 hours ahead of New York

From 27 September 2026: UTC +13 / New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT)
The time in Wellington can be either 16, 17 or 18 hours ahead of the time in New York, depending on the time of the year.
The IANA time zone identifier for Wellington is Pacific/Auckland.

Sunday April 5 2026

Latest change: Winter time started

Switched to UTC +12 / New Zealand Standard Time (NZST).
The time was set back one hour from 03:00AM to 02:00AM local time.

Sunday September 27 2026

Next change: Summer time starts

Switching to UTC +13 / New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT).
The time will be set forward one hour from 02:00AM to 03:00AM local time.

Time difference
from Wellington

Los Angeles	−19 hours	−19 hours
Chicago	−17 hours	−17 hours
New York	−16 hours	−16 hours
Toronto	−16 hours	−16 hours
São Paulo	−15 hours	−15 hours
UTC	−12 hours	−12 hours
Lagos	−11 hours	−11 hours
London	−11 hours	−11 hours
Johannesburg	−10 hours	−10 hours
Paris	−10 hours	−10 hours
Zurich	−10 hours	−10 hours
Cairo	−9 hours	−9 hours
Istanbul	−9 hours	−9 hours
Moscow	−9 hours	−9 hours
Dubai	−8 hours	−8 hours
Mumbai	−6.5 hours	−6.5 hours
Hong Kong	−4 hours	−4 hours
Shanghai	−4 hours	−4 hours
Singapore	−4 hours	−4 hours
Tokyo	−3 hours	−3 hours
Sydney	−2 hours	−2 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Wellington

Sunrise: 06:05AM
Sunset: 06:20PM
Day length: 12h 15m
Solar noon: 12:13PM
The current local time in Wellington is 13 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Wellington on the map

Wellington is the capital of New Zealand.
Latitude: -41.29. Longitude: 174.78
Population: 382,000

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