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Time in Wellington, New Zealand now

22:29:08

Tuesday, 7. April, 2026, week 15

World Health Day / International Beaver Day

Wellington switched to standard time at 03:00 on Sunday, 5. April. The time was set one hour back.
Sun: ↑ 06:42 ↓ 18:04 (11h 21m) - More info - Make Wellington time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for Wellington

UTC +12

New Zealand Standard Time (NZST)
now 16 hours ahead of New York

From 27 September 2026: UTC +13 / New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT)
The IANA time zone identifier for Wellington is Pacific/Auckland.

Sunday April 5 2026

Latest change: Winter time started

Switched to UTC +12 / New Zealand Standard Time (NZST).
The time was set back one hour from 03:00 to 02:00 local time.

Sunday September 27 2026

Next change: Summer time starts

Switching to UTC +13 / New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT).
The time will be set forward one hour from 02:00 to 03:00 local time.

Time difference
from Wellington

Los Angeles	−19 hours	−19 hours
Chicago	−17 hours	−17 hours
New York	−16 hours	−16 hours
Toronto	−16 hours	−16 hours
São Paulo	−15 hours	−15 hours
UTC	−12 hours	−12 hours
Lagos	−11 hours	−11 hours
London	−11 hours	−11 hours
Cairo	−10 hours	−10 hours
Johannesburg	−10 hours	−10 hours
Paris	−10 hours	−10 hours
Zurich	−10 hours	−10 hours
Istanbul	−9 hours	−9 hours
Moscow	−9 hours	−9 hours
Dubai	−8 hours	−8 hours
Mumbai	−6.5 hours	−6.5 hours
Hong Kong	−4 hours	−4 hours
Shanghai	−4 hours	−4 hours
Singapore	−4 hours	−4 hours
Tokyo	−3 hours	−3 hours
Sydney	−2 hours	−2 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Wellington

Sunrise: 06:42
Sunset: 18:04
Day length: 11h 21m
Solar noon: 12:23
The current local time in Wellington is 23 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Wellington on the map

Wellington is the capital of New Zealand.
Latitude: -41.29. Longitude: 174.78
Population: 382,000

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Best restaurants in Wellington

#1 BurgerFuel Courtenay Place - Fast food and vegetarian options food
#2 El Barrio - Latin American and vegetarian options food
#3 Hauora, Ripe Coffee Roasters - Vegetarian options food

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