🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia
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- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Night
☀️ 06:32 · 🌙 19:40 · 13 h 8 min
Melbourne to Timaru: time difference
Timaru is 2 h ahead of Melbourne. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Melbourne 04:54 4:54 AM Timaru 06:54 6:54 AM You –:–
04:54 4:54 AM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:32 · 🌙 19:40
06:54 6:54 AM
New Zealand Daylight Time · UTC+13
☀️ 06:39 · 🌙 20:03
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+2 h
Timaru is 2 h ahead of Melbourne.
When you, Melbourne and Timaru are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇦🇺 Melbourne
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇳🇿 Timaru
2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇺 Melbourne | 🇳🇿 Timaru |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 04:54 | 06:54 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Daylight Time | New Zealand Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+11 | UTC+13 |
| Offset from Melbourne | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Melbourne | Pacific/Auckland |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC+12, Apr 4, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:32 | 06:39 |
| Sunset | 19:40 | 20:03 |
| Daylight | 13 h 8 min | 13 h 24 min |
| People on this clock | 5,031,195 | 28,600 |
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Melbourne and Timaru: common questions
How far ahead of Melbourne is Timaru?
Timaru is 2 hours ahead of Melbourne: UTC+13 against UTC+11.
If it is 9:00 AM in Melbourne, what time is it in Timaru?
At 9:00 AM in Melbourne, clocks in Timaru show 11:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Melbourne, what time is it in Timaru?
At 6:00 PM in Melbourne, clocks in Timaru show 8:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Melbourne and Timaru are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Melbourne (11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Timaru), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Timaru?
From 10:00 PM in Melbourne it is already the next day in Timaru. The other way round, until 2:00 AM in Timaru it is still the previous day in Melbourne.
Is the time difference between Melbourne and Timaru the same all year?
No. Both places use summer time, but they switch on different dates, so for a while the gap changes. From September 26, 2027, Timaru will be 3 hours ahead of Melbourne.
