Current local time in Hamilton, New Zealand

Current local time in Hamilton, New Zealand. New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13), Summer time (NZDT, UTC+13) until 4 Apr 2027. Compare Hamilton time with your time zone and plan meetings.

Current local time in Hamilton: 06:39 · Saturday, 31 October 2026

Hamilton time zone

Hamilton uses New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT), UTC+13. Summer time (NZDT, UTC+13) until 4 Apr 2027; it then changes to UTC+12. All of New Zealand uses one time zone, New Zealand Daylight Time.

Time difference from Hamilton

City	Difference	Time there
London	13 hours behind	17:39	Compare
New York	17 hours behind	13:39	Compare
Los Angeles	20 hours behind	10:39	Compare
Berlin	12 hours behind	18:39	Compare
Dubai	9 hours behind	21:39	Compare
Delhi	7 hours 30 minutes behind	23:09	Compare
Singapore	5 hours behind	01:39	Compare
Tokyo	4 hours behind	02:39	Compare
Sydney	2 hours behind	04:39	Compare
Copenhagen	12 hours behind	18:39	Compare

Sun in Hamilton today

Sunrise 06:26 · Sunset 20:12 · Day length 13h 46m.

About Hamilton

New Zealand

Region: Waikato Region
Coordinates: -37.7833°, 175.2833°
Population: 192,100
Dialing code: +64
Currency: NZD (Dollar)

Public holidays in New Zealand

Tuesday 3 November - Marlborough Anniversary Day
Saturday 14 November - Canterbury (North & Central) Anniversary Day
Tuesday 1 December - Chatham Islands Anniversary Day
Tuesday 1 December - Westland Anniversary Day
Saturday 26 December - Christmas Day

Airports near Hamilton

Hamilton International Airport (HLZ), 10 km south-east
Tauranga Airport (TRG), 81 km east
Ardmore Airport (AMZ), 88 km north

Same time zone

Apia · Nuku‘alofa · Auckland · Christchurch · Wellington · Manukau City · North Shore · Tauranga

All of New Zealand uses one time zone, New Zealand Daylight Time.

Nearby cities

Tauranga · Manukau City · Auckland · North Shore · Lower Hutt · Wellington · Christchurch · Dunedin

Quick answers

Common questions

01What time zone is Hamilton in?: Hamilton uses New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT), UTC+13.
02Does Hamilton have daylight saving time?: Summer time (NZDT, UTC+13) until 4 Apr 2027; it then changes to UTC+12.
03What is the time difference between Hamilton and London?: The current difference is 13 hours.
04What is a good time to call Hamilton from New York?: Working hours do not overlap. Best compromise: 08:00 - 09:00 in New York = 01:00 - 02:00 in Hamilton.