Time in Ashburton

New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13)

Current local time: 12:36

Next DST change: 2027-04-03 - UTC+12.

Current local time in Ashburton: · 11 Nov 2026

Ashburton time zone

Time zone
NZDT · UTC+13summer time

4 Apr 2027 - clocks go back 1 h to NZST (UTC+12) - in 144 days

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Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

New Zealand has 2 distinct time zone rule groups. Ashburton uses New Zealand Daylight Time.

  • NZDT · UTC+13Auckland, Canterbury, Wellington Region, Waikato Region, Bay of Plenty and moreUses daylight saving time
  • UTC+13:45 · UTC+13:45Pacific/ChathamUses daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Ashburton

Time difference
Current local times and work-hour overlap with Ashburton
CityLocal timeDifferenceWorking hoursPlanner
London-1 day13 h behindCompare Ashburton and London
New York-1 day18 h behindCompare Ashburton and New York
Los Angeles-1 day21 h behindCompare Ashburton and Los Angeles
Berlin12 h behindCompare Ashburton and Berlin
Dubai9 h behindCompare Ashburton and Dubai
New Delhi7 h 30 min behindCompare Ashburton and New Delhi
Singapore5 h behindCompare Ashburton and Singapore
Tokyo4 h behindCompare Ashburton and Tokyo
Sydney2 h behindCompare Ashburton and Sydney
Copenhagen12 h behindCompare Ashburton and Copenhagen

Sun in Ashburton today

Daylight
06:0214h 30m20:32

14h 30m today - 0h 58m less than the longest day and 5h 36m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Ashburton

City facts
Country
New Zealand
Region
Canterbury
Population
21,600
Dialing code
Currency
NZD · Dollar
Coordinates
-43.8983°, 171.7301°

Public holidays in Canterbury

Holidays
  1. Christchurch Show Day

    Friday · in 2 days

    CANlong weekend
  2. Christmas Day

    Friday · in 44 days

    Nationallong weekend
  3. Boxing Day

    Saturday · in 45 days

    National
  4. Boxing Day (substitute day)

    Monday · in 47 days

    Nationallong weekend
  5. New Year’s Day

    Friday · in 51 days

    Nationallong weekend

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Ashburton in?
Ashburton uses Pacific/Auckland: NZDT (UTC+13).
02Does Ashburton have daylight saving time?
4 Apr 2027 - clocks go back 1 h to NZST (UTC+12) - in 144 days
03What is the time difference between Ashburton and London?
Ashburton is 13 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Ashburton from New York?
A shared working-hours option: 16:00-17:00 in New York = 10:00-11:00 in Ashburton, next day.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Ashburton in?
Ashburton is in New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT/NZST), Pacific/Auckland. Standard time is UTC+13.
02Does Ashburton use daylight saving time?
Yes. Ashburton changes between UTC+13 and UTC+12 during the year.
03What is the time difference between Ashburton and UTC?
Ashburton is UTC+13 in standard time and UTC+12 during daylight saving time.