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
543,400
Sunrise
07:04
Sunset
05:44
Day length
10h 41m
Coordinates
-41.28, 174.77
Time difference from Wellington
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Wellington right now.
Wellington on the map
About the time in Wellington
Around 543,400 people live in Wellington, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Sunrise today lands at 07:04 and sunset at 05:44 local time, giving 10h 41m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (-41.28, 174.77) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Wellington.
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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Wellington
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Wellington?
- Wellington is UTC +12 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- 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).
- Does Wellington change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, but it is not active today. The next change is on 27 September 2026.
- Which time zone is Wellington in?
- Wellington uses Pacific/Auckland, currently UTC +12.
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