Time in Christchurch

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, UTC)

Current local time: 00:42

Next DST change: 2027-03-29 - UTC+1.

Current local time in Christchurch: · 12 Nov 2026

Christchurch time zone

Time zone
GMT · UTC+0standard time

28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to BST (UTC+1) - in 137 days

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Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

All of United Kingdom uses Greenwich Mean Time.

  • GMT · UTC+0England, Scotland, Wales, Northern IrelandUses daylight saving time

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

Time difference from Christchurch

Time difference
Current local times and work-hour overlap with Christchurch
CityLocal timeDifferenceWorking hoursPlanner
LondonSame timeCompare Christchurch and London
New York-1 day5 h behindCompare Christchurch and New York
Los Angeles-1 day8 h behindCompare Christchurch and Los Angeles
Berlin1 h aheadCompare Christchurch and Berlin
Dubai4 h aheadCompare Christchurch and Dubai
New Delhi5 h 30 min aheadCompare Christchurch and New Delhi
Singapore8 h aheadCompare Christchurch and Singapore
Tokyo9 h aheadCompare Christchurch and Tokyo
Sydney11 h aheadCompare Christchurch and Sydney
Copenhagen1 h aheadCompare Christchurch and Copenhagen

Sun in Christchurch today

Daylight
07:179h 7m16:24

9h 7m today - 7h 23m less than the longest day and 1h 10m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

Public holidays in England

Holidays
  1. Christmas Day

    Friday · in 43 days

    Nationallong weekend
  2. Boxing Day

    Saturday · in 44 days

    National
  3. Boxing Day (substitute day)

    Monday · in 46 days

    Nationallong weekend
  4. New Year’s Day

    Friday · in 50 days

    Nationallong weekend
  5. Good Friday

    Friday · in 134 days

    Nationallong weekend

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Christchurch in?
Christchurch is in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT/BST), Europe/London. Standard time is UTC.
02Does Christchurch use daylight saving time?
Yes. Christchurch changes between UTC and UTC+1 during the year.
03What is the time difference between Christchurch and UTC?
Christchurch is UTC in standard time and UTC+1 during daylight saving time.

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