Time in Nelson

New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13)

Current local time: 10:20

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

Current local time in Nelson: · 11 Nov 2026

Nelson 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. Nelson 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 Nelson

Time difference
Current local times and work-hour overlap with Nelson
CityLocal timeDifferenceWorking hoursPlanner
London-1 day13 h behindCompare Nelson and London
New York-1 day18 h behindCompare Nelson and New York
Los Angeles-1 day21 h behindCompare Nelson and Los Angeles
Berlin-1 day12 h behindCompare Nelson and Berlin
Dubai9 h behindCompare Nelson and Dubai
New Delhi7 h 30 min behindCompare Nelson and New Delhi
Singapore5 h behindCompare Nelson and Singapore
Tokyo4 h behindCompare Nelson and Tokyo
Sydney2 h behindCompare Nelson and Sydney
Copenhagen-1 day12 h behindCompare Nelson and Copenhagen

Sun in Nelson today

Daylight
06:0214h 17m20:19

14h 17m today - 0h 53m less than the longest day and 5h 6m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Nelson

City facts
Country
New Zealand
Region
Nelson Region
Population
54,400
Dialing code
Currency
NZD · Dollar
Coordinates
-41.2708°, 173.2840°

Public holidays in New Zealand

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

National holidays shown; a matching regional calendar is not available.

Airports near Nelson

Airports

Common questions

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