Melbourne to Wellington: time difference

Wellington is 2 h ahead of Melbourne. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.

🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia

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4:26 PM · Saturday, October 10, 2026

  • Australian Eastern Daylight Time
  • UTC+11
  • Daytime

☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 19:32 · 12 h 49 min

+2 h

One day, 2 clocks

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Melbourne 16:26 4:26 PM Wellington 18:26 6:26 PM
Melbourne 16:26 4:26 PM Wellington 18:26 6:26 PM You –:–
🇦🇺 Melbourne

16:26 4:26 PM

Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11

☀️ 06:44 · 🌙 19:32

🇳🇿 Wellington

18:26 6:26 PM

New Zealand Daylight Time · UTC+13

☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 19:36

⇄ Difference

+2 h

Wellington is 2 h ahead of Melbourne.

When you, Melbourne and Wellington 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
🇳🇿 Wellington
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 🇳🇿 Wellington
Local time 16:26 18:26
Local date Saturday, October 10, 2026 Saturday, October 10, 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 06:44 06:42
Sunset 19:32 19:36
Daylight 12 h 49 min 12 h 54 min
People on this clock 5,031,195 215,900

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Melbourne and Wellington: common questions

How far ahead of Melbourne is Wellington?
Wellington is 2 hours ahead of Melbourne: UTC+13 against UTC+11.
What time is it in Wellington at the start of the working day in Melbourne?
The working day in Melbourne starts at 9:00 AM; in Wellington it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Melbourne, what time is it in Wellington?
At 6:00 PM in Melbourne, clocks in Wellington show 8:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Melbourne and Wellington are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Melbourne (11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Wellington), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Wellington compared with Melbourne?
The new day starts in Wellington earlier: at 10:00 PM in Melbourne it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 AM in Wellington, Melbourne is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Melbourne and Wellington 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, Wellington will be 3 hours ahead of Melbourne.
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