Wellington is located in New Zealand and uses the Pacific/Auckland timezone, currently GMT+13 from UTC. The clocks change on 3 April 2027 to GMT+12. Sunrise is at 05:48 and sunset at 20:23 local time. The coordinates of Wellington are 41.29°S, 174.78°E.

Today Wellington gets 14 hours 35 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 13:06, about 66 minutes after clock noon.

Right now Wellington shares its GMT+13 offset with Auckland, Nuku'alofa, Apia. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Best time to call Wellington from…

From	Gap	Call at (Wellington time)
🇳🇿 Auckland	same time	13:00–13:00
🇫🇯 Suva	−1h	13:00–13:00
🇻🇺 Port Vila	−2h	13:00–13:00
🇸🇧 Honiara	−2h	13:00–13:00
🇬🇧 London	−13h	07:00–09:00 (early or late for one side)
🇺🇸 New York	−17h	09:00–10:00
🇸🇬 Singapore	−5h	14:00–17:00
🇦🇪 Dubai	−9h	16:00–20:00 (early or late for one side)

Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 on both sides. A row opens the meeting page for the two cities where one exists, otherwise the converter.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Wellington in?›

Wellington is in the Pacific/Auckland timezone, currently GMT+13.

Does Wellington observe daylight saving time?›

Yes. Wellington observes daylight saving time. The clocks change on 3 April 2027 to GMT+12.

What is the UTC offset for Wellington?›

Wellington is currently GMT+13 from UTC (GMT+13). Clocks change on 3 April 2027.

Is Wellington ahead of London and New York?›

Right now Wellington is 13 hours ahead of London and 17 hours ahead of New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in Wellington in UTC?›

09:00 in Wellington is 20:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT+13 from UTC.

When does the sun rise and set in Wellington today?›

Today the sun rises in Wellington at 05:48 and sets at 20:23 local time. These times were calculated when this page was built and drift by a few minutes a week.

Times on this page were calculated on 25 October 2026.