🇳🇿 Wellington, New Zealand
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- New Zealand Daylight Time
- UTC+13
- Daytime
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 19:36 · 12 h 54 min
Wellington to Lae: time difference
Lae is 3 h behind Wellington. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
−3 h
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Wellington 14:54 2:54 PM Lae 11:54 11:54 AM You –:–
14:54 2:54 PM
New Zealand Daylight Time · UTC+13
☀️ 06:42 · 🌙 19:36
11:54 11:54 AM
Papua New Guinea Time · UTC+10
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:06
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−3 h
Lae is 3 h behind Wellington.
When you, Wellington and Lae are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇳🇿 Wellington
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
🇵🇬 Lae
21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇳🇿 Wellington | 🇵🇬 Lae |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:54 | 11:54 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | New Zealand Daylight Time | Papua New Guinea Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+13 | UTC+10 |
| Offset from Wellington | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Pacific/Auckland | Pacific/Port Moresby |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+12, Apr 4, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:42 | 05:53 |
| Sunset | 19:36 | 18:06 |
| Daylight | 12 h 54 min | 12 h 13 min |
| People on this clock | 215,900 | 250,948 |
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Wellington and Lae: common questions
How far behind Wellington is Lae?
Lae is 3 hours behind Wellington: UTC+10 against UTC+13.
What time is it in Lae when it is 9:00 AM in Wellington?
When it is 9:00 AM in Wellington, it is 6:00 AM in Lae.
What time is it in Lae when it is 6:00 PM in Wellington?
When it is 6:00 PM in Wellington, it is 3:00 PM in Lae.
When do working hours in Wellington and in Lae overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Wellington, which is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Lae.
When is it still the previous day in Lae?
Until 3:00 AM in Wellington it is still the previous day in Lae. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Lae it is already the next day in Wellington.
Is the time difference between Wellington and Lae the same all year?
No. Only Wellington switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From April 4, 2027, Lae will be 2 hours behind Wellington.
