Current time in Wellington, New Zealand

9:45:22 PM

Monday, October 26, 2026

Wellington is on New Zealand Daylight Time, UTC+13. It observes daylight saving time.

About 382,000 people live in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand. The nearest airport with scheduled passenger flights is Wellington International Airport (WLG, 5 km away).

Time zone: Pacific/Auckland
UTC offset now: UTC+13
Daylight saving time: In effect now
Sunrise today: 6:16 AM
Sunset today: 7:53 PM
Daylight: 13 h 37 min
Population: 381,900
Currency: Dollar (NZD)
Dialing code: +64
Languages (country): English, Māori
Next clock change: Clocks fall back 1 hour on Sun, Apr 4, 2027 at 3:00 AM local (UTC+13 to UTC+12)
Airports: WLG 5 km

Wellington · nominal UTC+12 band · night shaded

Cities near Wellington

Auckland9:45 PM · ±0 h493 km away
Sydney7:45 PM · −2 h2,226 km away
Brisbane6:45 PM · −3 h2,506 km away
Melbourne7:45 PM · −2 h2,572 km away
Suva8:45 PM · −1 h2,598 km away
Adelaide7:15 PM · −2.5 h3,219 km away

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Sunrise and sunset are calculated for -41.29°, 174.78° using NOAA's solar equations, and may differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.