New Zealand
Time now in Wellington
Sunrise 07:04Sunset 05:44Time zone UTC +12
Time zone
Pacific/Auckland
UTC offset
UTC +12
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
381,900
Sunrise
07:04
Sunset
05:44
Day length
10h 41m
Coordinates
-41.29, 174.78
Time difference from Wellington
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Wellington right now.
Wellington on the map
About the time in Wellington
The zone identifier Pacific/Auckland is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Pacific/Auckland keeps pointing at Auckland time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Wellington 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.
Wellington is on standard time today. The next clock change is due on 27 September 2026; meetings booked either side of it are the ones worth double-checking.
Frequently asked questions about time in Wellington
- What are normal business hours in Wellington in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Wellington runs from 21:00–05:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Wellington right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Wellington, updating every second from Pacific/Auckland (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.
- Which time zone is Wellington in?
- Wellington uses Pacific/Auckland, currently UTC +12.
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