New Zealand
Time now in Palmerston North
Sunrise 06:59Sunset 05:42Time zone UTC +12
Time zone
Pacific/Auckland
UTC offset
UTC +12
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
90,500
Sunrise
06:59
Sunset
05:42
Day length
10h 43m
Coordinates
-40.36, 175.61
Time difference from Palmerston North
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About the time in Palmerston North
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Palmerston North day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 21:00–05:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Around 90,500 people live in Palmerston North, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Palmerston North runs on Pacific/Auckland, which puts the city UTC +12 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Frequently asked questions about time in Palmerston North
- What time is it in Palmerston North right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Palmerston North, updating every second from Pacific/Auckland (UTC +12).
- Which time zone is Palmerston North in?
- Palmerston North uses Pacific/Auckland, currently UTC +12.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Pacific/Auckland, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Does Palmerston North change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, but it is not active today. The next change is on 27 September 2026.
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