Current time in Palmerston North
New Zealand · Pacific/Auckland
Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Relative to your device
- Time zone
- UTC+12
- UTC offset
- UTC+12
- vs Wales
- +11h
- Daylight saving
- Observed
Pacific/Auckland
Current difference
Next change 26 Sept 2026
Palmerston North compared with Wales
Live difference between Palmerston North and Welsh time, plus the working hours you actually share.
Palmerston North runs 11 hours ahead of Wales at the moment. If you are arranging a call from Cardiff, Swansea or Newport, a 12:00 start here lands at 23:00 in Palmerston North. Because Palmerston North also changes its clocks, this gap is not fixed, it shifts by an hour for a few weeks each spring and autumn when the two countries switch on different dates.
When it is this time in Palmerston North
The same moment, shown in major cities worldwide.
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Palmerston North time, questions
- What time is it in Palmerston North right now?
- The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Palmerston North, New Zealand, updating every second. Palmerston North uses the Pacific/Auckland time zone, currently UTC+12 (UTC+12).
- What is the time difference between Wales and Palmerston North?
- Palmerston North is currently 11 hours ahead of Wales. When it is 12:00 noon in Cardiff, it is 23:00 in Palmerston North. Note that this gap can change by an hour at daylight saving transitions, which do not always happen on the same date in both countries.
- Does Palmerston North observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Palmerston North changes its clocks twice a year. The next change is on 26 September 2026, when the offset moves from UTC+12 to UTC+13.
- What time zone is Palmerston North in?
- Palmerston North is in the Pacific/Auckland time zone of the IANA database, shown as UTC+12 and equal to UTC+12.
Times are calculated from your device clock using the IANA time zone database. Compare with Cardiff · All cities