About the time in Wellington

Wellington is a city in New Zealand. It uses the Pacific/Auckland time zone, which is currently UTC+12 — that is, +12 hours from Coordinated Universal Time. Wellington observes daylight saving time, so its UTC offset shifts by one hour between summer and winter.

Compared with other major cities right now, Wellington is 16 hours ahead of New York and 11 hours ahead of London. The table above updates live, so the differences you see always reflect current daylight saving rules on both sides.

What time zone is Wellington in?

Wellington follows the Pacific/Auckland time zone (UTC+12). All clocks on this page are driven by the official IANA time zone database, the same source used by operating systems and airlines worldwide.

Does Wellington observe daylight saving time?

Yes — clocks shift by one hour between summer and winter, and the times on this page adjust automatically on the changeover dates.

Sunrise and sunset in Wellington

Today's sunrise and sunset above are calculated astronomically for Wellington's coordinates (-41.29°, 174.78°) and shown in local Wellington time. They shift a little every day through the year and jump by an hour on daylight saving changeover dates.

How is this clock kept accurate?

The time shown is your device clock converted into Wellington's time zone using your browser's built-in IANA database. If your device clock is correct, the time above is correct — no server round-trips, nothing to install.