Time in Gisborne

New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13)

Current local time: 12:35

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

Current local time in Gisborne: · 11 Nov 2026

Gisborne 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. Gisborne 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 Gisborne

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

Sun in Gisborne today

Daylight
05:4914h 5m19:54

14h 5m today - 0h 47m less than the longest day and 4h 37m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

Public holidays in Gisborne

Holidays
  1. Christmas Day

    Friday · in 44 days

    Nationallong weekend
  2. Boxing Day

    Saturday · in 45 days

    National
  3. Boxing Day (substitute day)

    Monday · in 47 days

    Nationallong weekend
  4. New Year’s Day

    Friday · in 51 days

    Nationallong weekend
  5. Day after New Year’s Day

    Saturday · in 52 days

    National

Airports near Gisborne

Airports

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Gisborne in?
Gisborne uses Pacific/Auckland: NZDT (UTC+13).
02Does Gisborne 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 Gisborne and London?
Gisborne is 13 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Gisborne from New York?
A shared working-hours option: 16:00-17:00 in New York = 10:00-11:00 in Gisborne, 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 Gisborne in?
Gisborne is in New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT/NZST), Pacific/Auckland. Standard time is UTC+13.
02Does Gisborne use daylight saving time?
Yes. Gisborne changes between UTC+13 and UTC+12 during the year.
03What is the time difference between Gisborne and UTC?
Gisborne is UTC+13 in standard time and UTC+12 during daylight saving time.