Time Zone Information
Nelson, New Zealand
Current Time
16:56:58
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 local time in Nelson
Nelson, New Zealand uses the Pacific/Auckland time zone, currently UTC+13.
Clocks here switch twice a year — one hour forward in spring, one hour back in autumn — so the gap to other zones changes by an hour for part of the year. Check the offset above before booking an international call or a flight connection.
Time zone names come from the IANA tz database, the same source operating systems use, so the offset shown matches what your calendar will apply to a meeting in Nelson.
Time Zone
| City | Nelson |
|---|---|
| Country | New Zealand |
| Time Zone (IANA) | Pacific/Auckland |
| UTC Offset | UTC+13 |
| Coordinates | -41.2707800, 173.2840400 |
| Population | 54,400 |
Daylight Saving Time (DST)
DST Observed Nelson observes daylight saving time. The UTC offset changes when DST starts and ends; the offset shown above already reflects the current DST status.
Related Cities in Pacific/Auckland
| City | Country | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Auckland | New Zealand | 1,547,200 |
| Christchurch | New Zealand | 419,200 |
| Wellington | New Zealand | 381,900 |
| Manukau City | New Zealand | 362,000 |
| North Shore | New Zealand | 258,697 |
| Hamilton | New Zealand | 192,100 |
| Tauranga | New Zealand | 161,000 |
| Dunedin | New Zealand | 132,800 |
| Lower Hutt | New Zealand | 114,200 |
| Palmerston North | New Zealand | 90,500 |