Time in Wellington
Wellington: New Zealand Time (NZST, UTC+13 in winter, UTC+12 in summer). Daylight saving applies.
Civil time in Wellington is New Zealand Time (NZST, UTC+13 in winter, UTC+12 in summer). In mid-January the sun is up around 6:05 a.m. and down around 8:56 p.m.
Wellington uses daylight saving, so the UTC offset in January is not the offset in July.
When it is noon in Wellington it is 6 p.m. in New York in January, and 8 p.m. in New York in July. When it is noon in Wellington it is 11 p.m. in London in January, and 1 a.m. in London in July. When it is noon in Wellington it is 8 a.m. in Tokyo in January.
Wellington is about 21 minutes of solar time west of the New Zealand Time meridian. Winter sunrises run later than in towns farther east that share the same offset.
Sunrise and sunset in Wellington
A typical mid-January day in Wellington has sunrise around 6:05 a.m. and sunset around 8:56 p.m. (14 h 51 m of daylight). Mid-June stretches to about 7:45 a.m.–4:58 p.m. (9 h 13 m).
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6:05 a.m. | 8:56 p.m. | 14 h 51 m |
| February | 6:44 a.m. | 8:28 p.m. | 13 h 43 m |
| March | 7:17 a.m. | 7:44 p.m. | 12 h 27 m |
| April | 6:50 a.m. | 5:53 p.m. | 11 h 03 m |
| May | 7:22 a.m. | 5:14 p.m. | 9 h 52 m |
| June | 7:45 a.m. | 4:58 p.m. | 9 h 13 m |
| July | 7:44 a.m. | 5:10 p.m. | 9 h 27 m |
| August | 7:14 a.m. | 5:39 p.m. | 10 h 25 m |
| September | 6:25 a.m. | 6:10 p.m. | 11 h 44 m |
| October | 6:34 a.m. | 7:41 p.m. | 13 h 06 m |
| November | 5:54 a.m. | 8:18 p.m. | 14 h 24 m |
| December | 5:43 a.m. | 8:50 p.m. | 15 h 07 m |
Mid-month local times for 2026. Hills, weather, and the exact street change what you see by a few minutes.
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