Current time in Wellington
Friday, 17 July 2026
Wellington, New Zealand · Pacific/Auckland · UTC+12:00
Time-zone identity for Wellington
- 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.
Wellington 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 Wellington
This change comes from the IANA Time Zone Database. It is described as an offset change unless its daylight-saving purpose can be verified.
Weather now
Weather in Wellington
Conditions near Wellington and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.
Partly cloudy
- Feels like
- 11°C
- Humidity
- 72%
- Wind
- 26.3 km/h N
- Recent precipitation
- 0 mm
3-day forecast
- Sunny8°C to 12°C15% chance of precipitationWind up to 29.5 km/h
- Sunny9°C to 11°C14% chance of precipitationWind up to 23.8 km/h
- Sunny9°C to 12°C11% chance of precipitationWind up to 16.2 km/h
Forecast valid from 11:00 local time. Updated 2026-07-16T23:16:42.556Z; refresh due by 2026-07-16T23:31:42.556Z.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Wellington
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
- UTC+12:00 UTC+12:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+13:00 UTC+13:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+12:00 UTC+12:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+13:00 UTC+13:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+12:00 UTC+12:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+13:00 UTC+13:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+12:00 UTC+12:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+13:00 UTC+13:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+12:00 UTC+12:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+13:00 UTC+13:00UTC offset decreased by
Next 5 years
- UTC+13:00 UTC+13:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+12:00 UTC+12:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+13:00 UTC+13:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+12:00 UTC+12:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+13:00 UTC+13:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+12:00 UTC+12:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+13:00 UTC+13:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+12:00 UTC+12:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+13:00 UTC+13:00UTC offset decreased by
- 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.
Sun and Moon today
Sun and Moon in Wellington
Daily astronomical events for Friday, 17 July 2026, expressed in Pacific/Auckland local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.
Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Solar noon
- 12:27
- Civil twilight
- 07:11–17:43
Moon
- Moonrise
- 09:29
- Moonset
- 20:33
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 9%
Capital city context
About Wellington, capital of New Zealand
Wellington is identified in the reviewed place record as the capital of New Zealand. This page combines its live local clock with geographic, time-zone, weather and astronomical context.
- Capital status
- Capital of New Zealand
- Administrative area
- Wellington Region, New Zealand
- Population
- 381,900
- Coordinates
- 41.2866° S, 174.7756° E. The elevation is 31 metres.
Country context
New Zealand at a glance
Country information for New Zealand. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.
- Capital
- Wellington is the listed capital.
- Country codes
- NZ · NZL · 554
- Population
- 4,885,500
- Currency
- New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
- Calling code
- +64
- Languages
- English (New Zealand) and Māori
- Time zones represented
- 1 time zone is used by cities in this directory: Pacific/Auckland.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Wellington
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Wellington. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- KaroriWellington Region, New Zealand2.9 km west
Pacific/AucklandSame local time - Lower HuttWellington Region, New Zealand14 km northeast
Pacific/AucklandSame local time - WainuiomataWellington Region, New Zealand15 km east
Pacific/AucklandSame local time - PoriruaWellington Region, New Zealand18 km north
Pacific/AucklandSame local time - Upper HuttWellington Region, New Zealand28 km northeast
Pacific/AucklandSame local time - ParaparaumuWellington Region, New Zealand46 km northeast
Pacific/AucklandSame local time
Data and methodology
The current time is calculated for Pacific/Auckland when the page loads. The offset history covers five years before and after today using IANA time-zone data version 2026b. Future changes are hidden when a newer published rule is not yet available to the calculator. GeoNames ID 2179537 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.
Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-16T23:16:42.532Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-16T23:16:42.556Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-16T23:16:42.555Z
View calculation details and sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · version 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · accessedPlace and country names, administrative areas, coordinates, population, capital, codes, currency, calling codes and languages.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · version 2026b · Public domain · accessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · version 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · accessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Complete Sun and Moon Data for One DayUnited States Naval Observatory · version API 4.0.1 · U.S. Government work · accessedDaily sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, solar transit, moonrise, moonset, phase and illumination.
- Weather and Geolocation APIWeatherAPI.com · version Forecast API v1; free plan · WeatherAPI.com terms; commercial and non-commercial use permitted by plan · accessedCurrent weather conditions, the next 24 hours and a three-day forecast.