UTC Offset
UTC+12:00
Current time in Nelson, New Zealand
Clocks shift twice a year — UTC+12:00 in winter, UTC+13:00 in summer.
Current time in Nelson, New Zealand
08:55 24
IANA time zone
Pacific/Auckland
Daylight saving
Standard time
NZST / NZDT
Next DST change
September 27
forward +1h
Quick answer
The current local time in Nelson, New Zealand is 08:55 (NZST), which is UTC+12:00.
Nelson is in New Zealand, located at -41.271, 173.284.
The current time zone for Nelson is NZST, whose offset is UTC+12:00 from UTC. The IANA identifier is Pacific/Auckland.
The next daylight saving transition is September 27, 2026, when clocks move forward by 1 hour.
Timezone in Nelson
New Zealand Standard Time (NZST)
IANA time zone:
Pacific/Auckland Currently active
NZST
New Zealand Standard Time
UTC+12:00
During summer
NZDT
New Zealand Daylight Time
UTC+13:00
Daylight in Nelson today
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Sunset
Day length
9h 12m
Nelson, New Zealand
- Country
- New Zealand
- ISO code
- NZ
- Coordinates
- 41.2708° S, 173.2840° E
- IANA zone
- Pacific/Auckland
- Population
- 54,400
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Nelson on the map · time zone
Nelson, New Zealand
- Local time08:55
- UTC offsetUTC+12:00
- Time zonePacific/Auckland
- Coordinates
- -41.27°, 173.28°
World clock
Compared with Nelson
Daylight saving time in Nelson
Clocks shift twice a year — UTC+12:00 in winter, UTC+13:00 in summer.
Next DST change September 27, 2026
Direction forward
Amount 1h
DST schedule — recent & upcoming years
Spring-forward and fall-back dates in Nelson.
- 2025DST start (spring forward)Sep 28, 2025,DST end (fall back)Apr 6, 2025,
- 2026DST start (spring forward)Sep 27, 2026,DST end (fall back)Apr 5, 2026,
- 2027DST start (spring forward)Sep 26, 2027,DST end (fall back)Apr 4, 2027,
- 2028DST start (spring forward)Sep 24, 2028,DST end (fall back)Apr 2, 2028,
| Year | DST start (spring forward) | DST end (fall back) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sep 28, 2025, | Apr 6, 2025, |
| 2026 | Sep 27, 2026, | Apr 5, 2026, |
| 2027 | Sep 26, 2027, | Apr 4, 2027, |
| 2028 | Sep 24, 2028, | Apr 2, 2028, |
Hour-by-hour conversion
When it's the given hour in Nelson, here are the local times elsewhere.
| Nelson | New York | Mexico City | São Paulo | London | Paris | Berlin | Dubai | Mumbai |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 08:00 -1 | 06:00 -1 | 09:00 -1 | 13:00 -1 | 14:00 -1 | 14:00 -1 | 16:00 -1 | 17:30 -1 |
| 01:00 | 09:00 -1 | 07:00 -1 | 10:00 -1 | 14:00 -1 | 15:00 -1 | 15:00 -1 | 17:00 -1 | 18:30 -1 |
| 02:00 | 10:00 -1 | 08:00 -1 | 11:00 -1 | 15:00 -1 | 16:00 -1 | 16:00 -1 | 18:00 -1 | 19:30 -1 |
| 03:00 | 11:00 -1 | 09:00 -1 | 12:00 -1 | 16:00 -1 | 17:00 -1 | 17:00 -1 | 19:00 -1 | 20:30 -1 |
| 04:00 | 12:00 -1 | 10:00 -1 | 13:00 -1 | 17:00 -1 | 18:00 -1 | 18:00 -1 | 20:00 -1 | 21:30 -1 |
| 05:00 | 13:00 -1 | 11:00 -1 | 14:00 -1 | 18:00 -1 | 19:00 -1 | 19:00 -1 | 21:00 -1 | 22:30 -1 |
| 06:00 | 14:00 -1 | 12:00 -1 | 15:00 -1 | 19:00 -1 | 20:00 -1 | 20:00 -1 | 22:00 -1 | 23:30 -1 |
| 07:00 | 15:00 -1 | 13:00 -1 | 16:00 -1 | 20:00 -1 | 21:00 -1 | 21:00 -1 | 23:00 -1 | 00:30 |
| 08:00 | 16:00 -1 | 14:00 -1 | 17:00 -1 | 21:00 -1 | 22:00 -1 | 22:00 -1 | 00:00 | 01:30 |
| 09:00 | 17:00 -1 | 15:00 -1 | 18:00 -1 | 22:00 -1 | 23:00 -1 | 23:00 -1 | 01:00 | 02:30 |
| 10:00 | 18:00 -1 | 16:00 -1 | 19:00 -1 | 23:00 -1 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 02:00 | 03:30 |
| 11:00 | 19:00 -1 | 17:00 -1 | 20:00 -1 | 00:00 | 01:00 | 01:00 | 03:00 | 04:30 |
| 12:00 | 20:00 -1 | 18:00 -1 | 21:00 -1 | 01:00 | 02:00 | 02:00 | 04:00 | 05:30 |
| 13:00 | 21:00 -1 | 19:00 -1 | 22:00 -1 | 02:00 | 03:00 | 03:00 | 05:00 | 06:30 |
| 14:00 | 22:00 -1 | 20:00 -1 | 23:00 -1 | 03:00 | 04:00 | 04:00 | 06:00 | 07:30 |
| 15:00 | 23:00 -1 | 21:00 -1 | 00:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 | 05:00 | 07:00 | 08:30 |
| 16:00 | 00:00 | 22:00 -1 | 01:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 06:00 | 08:00 | 09:30 |
| 17:00 | 01:00 | 23:00 -1 | 02:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 07:00 | 09:00 | 10:30 |
| 18:00 | 02:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 08:00 | 10:00 | 11:30 |
| 19:00 | 03:00 | 01:00 | 04:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 09:00 | 11:00 | 12:30 |
| 20:00 | 04:00 | 02:00 | 05:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | 13:30 |
| 21:00 | 05:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 13:00 | 14:30 |
| 22:00 | 06:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 15:30 |
| 23:00 | 07:00 | 05:00 | 08:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 15:00 | 16:30 |
Frequently Asked Questions
The current local time in Nelson, New Zealand is 08:55 (NZST). Nelson uses the Pacific/Auckland time zone, which is UTC+12:00.
Nelson uses NZST (UTC+12:00) in winter and switches to NZDT (UTC+13:00) during daylight saving time. The IANA identifier is Pacific/Auckland.
Yes. The next daylight saving transition in Nelson is on September 27, 2026. Clocks will move forward by 1 hour.
The IANA / Olson time zone database identifier for Nelson is Pacific/Auckland. This is the identifier used by operating systems, programming languages, and APIs to look up the correct local time.
It is currently AM in Nelson. The local time is 08:55 (NZST).
Nelson is UTC+12:00 from UTC during standard time and UTC+13:00 during daylight saving time. It is currently UTC+12:00.
The next daylight saving transition in Nelson is on September 27, 2026. Clocks move forward by 1 hour at 03:00 local time.
Nelson is currently 16 hours ahead of New York.