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Current time in Palmerston North, New Zealand

Friday, 4 September 2026

New Zealand Standard TimeUTC+12:00

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Palmerston North time at a glance

Country
New Zealand
Location
City in Manawatu-Wanganui
Time zone
Pacific/Auckland
UTC offset now
UTC+12:00
Current zone label
GMT+12
Next clock change
27 September 2026 at 03:00 GMT+13

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Weather in Palmerston North

Conditions near Palmerston North and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.

10°C

Patchy rain nearby

Feels like
7°C
Humidity
74%
Wind
25.6 km/h W
Recent precipitation
0 mm

3-day forecast

  1. Patchy rain nearby10°C to 15°C68% chance of precipitationWind up to 32 km/h
  2. Patchy rain nearby10°C to 15°C28% chance of precipitationWind up to 25.9 km/h
  3. Overcast9°C to 17°C17% chance of precipitationWind up to 22.3 km/h

Forecast valid from 22:30 local time. Updated 2026-09-04T10:38:07.471Z; refresh due by 2026-09-04T10:53:07.471Z.

Time-zone identity for Palmerston North

IANA zone
Pacific/Auckland
UTC offset now
UTC+12:00
Current zone label
GMT+12
Clock-change status
An offset change was found in the next 370 days.

Palmerston North is currently 12 hours ahead of UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.

Next clock change in Palmerston North

UTC+13:00UTC+13:00

This change comes from the IANA Time Zone Database. It is described as an offset change unless its daylight-saving purpose can be verified.

Time-zone history

UTC offset changes for Palmerston North

A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Pacific/Auckland, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.

Previous 5 years

  1. UTC+12:00 UTC+12:00UTC offset decreased by
  2. UTC+13:00 UTC+13:00UTC offset decreased by
  3. UTC+12:00 UTC+12:00UTC offset decreased by
  4. UTC+13:00 UTC+13:00UTC offset decreased by
  5. UTC+12:00 UTC+12:00UTC offset decreased by
  6. UTC+13:00 UTC+13:00UTC offset decreased by
  7. UTC+12:00 UTC+12:00UTC offset decreased by
  8. UTC+13:00 UTC+13:00UTC offset decreased by
  9. UTC+12:00 UTC+12:00UTC offset decreased by
  10. UTC+13:00 UTC+13:00UTC offset decreased by

Next 5 years

  1. UTC+13:00 UTC+13:00UTC offset decreased by
  2. UTC+12:00 UTC+12:00UTC offset decreased by
  3. UTC+13:00 UTC+13:00UTC offset decreased by
  4. UTC+12:00 UTC+12:00UTC offset decreased by
  5. UTC+13:00 UTC+13:00UTC offset decreased by
  6. UTC+12:00 UTC+12:00UTC offset decreased by
  7. UTC+13:00 UTC+13:00UTC offset decreased by
  8. UTC+12:00 UTC+12:00UTC offset decreased by
  9. UTC+13:00 UTC+13:00UTC offset decreased by
  10. UTC+12:00 UTC+12:00UTC offset decreased by

Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.

Location context

About Palmerston North

Location details for Palmerston North in Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

Administrative area
Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Population
90,500
Coordinates
40.3564° S, 175.6111° E. The elevation is 34 metres.

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Sources for Palmerston North time and city facts

Time-zone calculations use runtime tzdb 2026b. Weather and astronomy sources include their own retrieval times where available.

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  • GeoNames cities15000
    GeoNames · 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · Accessed
    City and country names, administrative area, coordinates and population.
  • IANA Time Zone Database
    Internet Assigned Numbers Authority · 2026b · Public domain · Accessed
    Time-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
  • Unicode Common Locale Data Repository
    Unicode Consortium · 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · Accessed
    English display names for countries, currencies and languages.
  • Weather and Geolocation API
    WeatherAPI.com · Forecast API v1; free plan · WeatherAPI.com terms; commercial and non-commercial use permitted by plan · Accessed
    Current weather conditions, the next 24 hours and a three-day forecast.