Current time in Wellington
New Zealand · Pacific/Auckland
Wellington, New Zealand
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Coordinated Universal Time
Your zone
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Same as you
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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
Wellington compared with Wales
Live difference between Wellington and Welsh time, plus the working hours you actually share.
Wellington 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 Wellington. Because Wellington 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 Wellington
The same moment, shown in major cities worldwide.
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Wellington time, questions
- What time is it in Wellington right now?
- The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Wellington, New Zealand, updating every second. Wellington uses the Pacific/Auckland time zone, currently UTC+12 (UTC+12).
- What is the time difference between Wales and Wellington?
- Wellington is currently 11 hours ahead of Wales. When it is 12:00 noon in Cardiff, it is 23:00 in Wellington. 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 Wellington observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Wellington 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 Wellington in?
- Wellington 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